One of America's most renowned African American writers offers a generous selection of his most playful, irreverent, and controversial work.. In The Reed Reader Ishmael Reed displays the brilliant and witty satire, politically charged, wildly imaginative storytelling, and caustic cultural criticism that have become his unique trademarks. Included are excerpts from such celebrated novels as The Free-Lance Pallbearers, . In addition, a wide selection of his poems and essays are collected here, including "Airing Dirty Laundry" and "Shrovetide in New Orleans." The Reed Reader is the cumulative representation of an astonishingly rich and accomplished career, a powerful testament to Reed's many and enormous literary gifts.
- ISBN10 0465068936
- ISBN13 9780465068937
- Publish Date 5 April 2000
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 25 May 2000
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Basic Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 524
- Language English