August Wilson

August Wilson (April 27, 1945 ? October 2, 2005) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright. His singular achievement and literary legacy is a cycle of ten plays, each set in a different decade, depicting the comedy and tragedy of the African-American experience in the 20th century.

Further reading

• August Wilson: A Casebook (Casebooks on Modern Dramatists, Volume 15), edited by Marilyn Elkins, Garland Publishing (November 1, 1999), ISBN 0815336349
• The Dramatic Vision of August Wilson by Sandra Shannon, Howard University Press (1995)
• August Wilson and Black Aesthetics by Sandra Shannon, Palgrave MacMillan (2004)
• August Wilson's Fences: A Reference Guide by Sandra Shannon, Greenwood Publishing (2003)
• "Playwright August Wilson dies at 60". CNN. Retrieved Oct.3, 2005.