Set in 1911 in a boarding house in Pittsburgh, Joe Turner's Come and Gone deals with a time in American history when the sons and daughters of recently freed slaves journeyed to the booming industrial cities of the North in search of prosperity, a new way of life, and, essentially, their own identities. The play is part of August Wilson's Century Cycle , his epic dramatization of the African American experience in the twentieth century. This edition includes a foreword by Romulus Linney. August Wilson (1945–2005) is the most influential and successful African American playwright. A two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author, his plays have been produced all over the world. Romulus Linney (1930–2011) was a renowned playwright and academic. He published dozens of plays, including Holy Ghosts , Heathen Valley , and Yankee Doodle . His honors include two Obie Awards, three Drama-Logue Awards, two National Critics Awards, and the Edward Albee Last Frontier Playwright Award. He also received fellowships from the Guggenheim and Rockefeller foundations. Linney taught and served as the head of Columbia University’s MFA Playwriting program. Used Book in Good Condition