Until the Flood - by Dael Orlandersmith (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"...Dael Orlandersmith journeys into the heart and soul of modern-day America--confronting the powerful forces of history, race, and politics. Drawn from interviews following the shooting of a black teenager, Michael Brown, by a white police officer, Darren Wilson, Orlandersmith embodies the many faces of a community rallying for justice and a country still yearning for change."--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>"<em>Until the Flood </em>is an urgent moral inquest." --Jesse Green, <em>New York Times</em></p> In the gripping and revelatory <em>Until the Flood</em>, Dael Orlandersmith journeys into the heart and soul of modern-day America--confronting the powerful forces of history, race, and politics. Drawn from interviews following the shooting of a black teenager, Michael Brown, by a white police officer, Darren Wilson, Orlandersmith embodies the many faces of a community rallying for justice and a country still yearning for change.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"<em>Until the Flood</em> is an urgent moral inquest."</p>--Jesse Green "New York Times"<br><br><p>"Orlandersmith gets under these black skins and white skins and finds common humanity of people who are just...people."</p>--Marilyn Stasio "Variety"<br><br><p>"There is an urgency being relayed by Orlandersmith in this American drama, one that declares, 'We are all responsible.'"</p>--Sasha Bonét "Village Voice"<br><br><p>A poetic plea for understanding and peace that ought to be heard all across the land.</p>-- "Theatermania"<br><br>"<em>Until the Flood </em>is far and away the richest and most painful of the Orlandersmith pieces I have seen...So palpably compassionate, it achieves a great beauty by bringing us together rather than driving us apart."</p>--Chris Jones "Chicago Tribune"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><strong>Dael Orlandersmith</strong> is an actor, poet, and playwright. Her play <em>Yellowman </em>was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. She is currently working on two new plays and a novel.</p>
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