About this title: The seventh in Wilson's intended 10-play cycle of works depicting African-American culture during each of the decades of the 20th century, JITNEY is set in Pittburgh's Hill District during the 1970s. The lives of jitney chauffeurs are dramatized against the larger backdrop of the famous black neighborhood. The 2000 New York Production of JITNEY ...
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Overlook TP
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781585673704ISBN:1585673706
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Nick Hern Books
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781854596482ISBN:1854596489
Description: Good. Light shelf wear. Inside is clean and excellent. 75-pages. Synopsis: Pittsburgh in the 1970s: the office of a mini-cab firm serving the city's black neighbourhood. The daily jockeying of the eccentric drivers in interrupted by the arrival of the son of the owner, newly released from prison and seeking redemption from his unforgiving father for his crime. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Overlook Pr
Date Published: 2002-12-01
ISBN-13:9781585673704ISBN:1585673706
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Overlook TP
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781585673704ISBN:1585673706
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Overlook TP
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781585673704ISBN:1585673706
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Penguin USA
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781585673704ISBN:1585673706
Description: Good. Paperback. May include moderately worn cover, writing, markings or slight discoloration. May include moderately worn cover, writing, markings or slight discoloration. SKU: 24990363 All orders shipped within 1 business day. 14 day money back guarantee ISBN: 9781585673704. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: OVERLOOK
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781585673704ISBN:1585673706
Description: New. Set in the 1970s in Pittsburgh's Hill District, and depicting gypsy cabdrivers who serve black neighborhoods, Jitney is the seventh in Wilson's projected 10-play cycle (one for each decade) on the black experience in twentieth-century America. A thor... read more
"One should actually read ALL of August Wilson's plays, but this and King Hedley II (and Radio Golf) were my favorites. If you've never encountered Wilson before, this is a great place to start."
"This book gets 3.5/5 stars (too bad goodreads doesn't give 1/2 stars!). But anyway, as I continue to read the August Wilson Century Cycle books during this fake spring break, I realize that this man does not fail to keep his characters grounded and true to the African American societies of each decade. Jitney is a play focusing on gypsy cab drivers post- Vietnam War in Pittsburgh (1977). There are men of all ages ranging from the Elder Turnbo, whose memories of the military and war do not fail to falter. Then we have Fielding, Becker, and Youngblood, whose high hopes and dreams do not seem to come true because of the poor situations that he is living in. At only 24, he was already in the military as well as raising a son and trying to maintain a marriage that his wife believes is all lies. Not to give anything away, but Wilson does keep me engaged in his plays at all times. His accomplishments range from Pulitzer Prizes to Broadway theatres named in his honor. I do plan to read all 9 or 10 books of this cycle. And I know that I will be opened to more ideas and struggles that african americans bravely came out of."
"Third of the August Wilson plays I've read, and the worst of the three. The drama focuses on the lives of several jitney drivers in 1977: one is a Vietnam Vet struggling to start a new life; another is an alcoholic; and the owner of the jitney station has a son who's just been released from prison. Problem one is that none of the potential issues are probed deeply enough. They seem to be crafted on the potential for colorful characters (alcoholism, Vietnam War, prison), but don't go beyond the casting sheet. They could have focused on Youngblood's struggle as an African-American veteran trying to make a life for himself, but don't. They could have made a deeper exploration into the struggle with alcoholism for African-Americans in poverty, but don't. Wilson misses out on exploring to depths his other plays to which his other plays have gone. Problem two is the pacing. The most active, most tension-filled scene comes at the end of Act One, a confrontation between the father and his newly-released ex-con son. After that, the play fails to produce any emotion or action. Most scenes seem fairly bland. Problem three is that the play's few emotional confrontations come off as too contrived. The father-son confrontation tried too hard, and lacks the truth to it that the father-son confrontation in Fences had. Youngblood's confrontation with his girl again pales in intensity and honesty to the one between Troy and his girl in Fences. The ending mirrors Fences in that a death occurs - but the resolution comes off weakly. They can't all be winners, I guess."
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