{"product_id":"radio-golf-1997-9781559363068","title":"Radio Golf: 1997","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The concluding work in one of the most ambitious dramatic projects ever undertaken . . . a play that could well be Mr. Wilson's most provocative.\"--Ben Brantley, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eRadio Golf \u003c\/i\u003eis a rich, carefully wrought human tapestry that is colorful, playful, thoughtful and compelling.\"--Ed Kaufman, \u003ci\u003eThe Hollywood Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eRadio Golf \u003c\/i\u003eis August Wilson's final play. Set in 1990 Pittsburgh, it is the conclusion of his Century Cycle--Wilson's ten-play chronicle of the African American experience throughout the twentieth century--and is the last play he completed before his death. With \u003ci\u003eRadio Golf\u003c\/i\u003e Wilson's lifework comes full circle as Aunt Ester's onetime home at 1839 Wylie Avenue (the setting of the cycle's first play) is slated for demolition to make way for a slick new real estate venture aimed to boost both the depressed Hill District and Harmond Wilks' chance of becoming the city's first black mayor. A play in which history, memory, and legacy challenge notions of progress and country club ideals, \u003ci\u003eRadio Golf \u003c\/i\u003ehas been produced throughout the country and will come to Broadway this season.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAugust Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e's plays include \u003ci\u003eGem of the Ocean, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, The Piano Lesson, Seven Guitars, Fences, Two Trains Running, Jitney, King Hedley II, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRadio Golf.\u003c\/i\u003e They have been produced at theaters across the country, on Broadway, and throughout the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e August Wilson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Theatre Communications Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e August Wilson Century Cycle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.6lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781559363068","brand":"Theatre Communications Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43311294414985,"sku":"9781559363068","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_296c63c5-dbbe-4445-bf6f-fd6b31764683.jpg?v=1738051103","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/radio-golf-1997-9781559363068","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}