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  1. Aug 7, 2023 · Wilson, who died in 2005, spent so much time lingering in diners that “Writing in Restaurants” is a plausible alternative subtitle for Hartigan’s “August Wilson: A Life.”

  2. Aug 11, 2023 · Patti Hartigans “ August Wilson: A Life,” an invaluable and highly absorbing new biography, traces Wilson’s groundbreaking trajectory from his penurious beginnings to his death at age 60...

    • Charles Mcnulty
    • Theater Critic
    • charles.mcnulty@latimes.com
  3. Aug 15, 2023 · Theater critic and arts reporter Hartigan makes an impressive book debut with an appreciative, well-researched biography of August Wilson (1945-2005), winner of multiple awards (including Pulitzers for Fences and The Piano Lesson and a Tony for Fences) for his plays about Black experiences in 20th-century America.

    • Patti Hartigan
  4. Aug 15, 2023 · The first authoritative biography of August Wilson, who wrote a series of ten plays celebrating African American life in the 20th century, one play for each decade.

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    • Patti Hartigan
  5. Aug 13, 2023 · Patti Hartigan’s biography is a workmanlike portrait of dramatist August Wilson that never delves deep enough into his poetic soul.

  6. Aug 15, 2023 · The first authoritative biography of August Wilson, the most important and successful American playwright of the late 20th century, by a theater critic who knew him. August Wilson wrote a series of ten plays celebrating African American life in the 20th century, one play for each decade.

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  8. There probably won’t be a better-written biography of the great playwright August Wilson (1945–2005) than theater critic Hartigan’s remarkable book ... Brilliant. Read Full Review >>

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