{"product_id":"9781854591517-hairy-ape-all-gods-chillun","title":"The Hairy Ape \u0026 All God's Chillun Got Wings","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo powerful expressionist plays from the early career of one of the twentieth century's most significant writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo powerful expressionist plays from the early career of one of the twentieth century's most significant writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Hairy Ape \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eis a nightmarish condemnation of the dehumanising effects of industrialisation on the American people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobert 'Yank' Smith, an animalistic stoker, breaks free from his engine-room confines when he is spurned by the glamorous society woman, Mildred Douglas. Looking to find his free self out in the 'real' world, Yank goes on the rampage – but how much will his freedom cost him? And is there really any such thing?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst staged at the Playwrights' Theater, New York, in March 1922.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll God's Chillun Got Wings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a vigorous social commentary based around a violently dysfunctional mixed-race marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElla is the neurotically jealous white wife of Jim, a driven, charismatic black man. She sabotages his career, effectively destroying him, before her frenzy lapses into remorseless dependency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst performed in 1924 at the Provincetown Playhouse, New York, in a production starring Paul Robeson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition includes a full introduction, biographical sketch and chronology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41610627186785,"sku":"9781854591517","price":8.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28145122.jpg?v=1722351803","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781854591517-hairy-ape-all-gods-chillun","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}