August Wilson (1945-2005) and the Pittsburgh Cycle
Pittsburgh Cycle: Wilson’s lifetime accomplishment: 10 plays, each set in a decade of the 20th century from the 1900s to the 1990s. On the full cycle.
- Gem of the Ocean and Radio Golf were the last two written, but represent the beginning and end of the cycle’s chronology.
- Photo survey of all the plays in the cycle
Connection with Octavia Butler and Afrofuturism
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Afrofuturism: Media/art/literary movement involving fantasy and science fiction featuring African lead characters and black history and culture.
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Wilson usually considerd realistic, but Gem of the Ocean involves imagined journey and mystical figures (Aunt Ester)