Fat ham / James Ijames.

Author/creator Ijames, James author.
Format Book
PublicationNew York, NY : Theatre Communications Group, 2023.
Copyright Date©2023
Descriptionvii, 154 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects

Abstract "Winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, James Ijames' Fat Ham reinvents Shakespeare's masterpiece in startling and hilarious ways amidst the backdrop of a family barbecue in the American South. Juicy is a queer, Southern college kid, already grappling with some serious questions of identity, when the ghost of his father shows up in their backyard, demanding that Juicy avenge his murder. It feels like a familiar story to Juicy, well-versed in Hamlet's woes. What's different is Juicy himself, a sensitive and self-aware young Black man trying to break the cycles of trauma, violence, and toxic masculinity in service of his own liberation. From an uproarious family barbecue emerges a vibrant and compelling examination of love and loss, pain and joy"-- Provided by publisher.
Awards noteWinner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Issued in other formOnline version: Ijames, James. Fat ham New York : Theatre Communications Group, 2023 9781636701691
Genre/formAdaptations.
Genre/formDomestic drama.
Genre/formDrama.
Genre/formDomestic drama.
LCCN 2023007712
ISBN9781636701684 paperback
ISBN163670168X paperback
ISBNelectronic book

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks PS3609 .J36 F38 2023 ✔ Available Place Hold