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Two trains running

Two trains running

by August Wilson

1992African American neighborhoodsAfrican AmericansDramaNineteen sixtiesHistory
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Memphis Lee's diner--and the rest of his block--is scheduled to be torn down, a casualty of the city's renovation project that is sweeping away the buildings of a community, but not its spirit. As they try to fight back, we meet Sterling, the ex-con who embraces the tenets of Malcolm X; Wolf, the bookie who has learned to play by the white man's rules; Risa, a waitress of quiet dignity who has mutilated her legs to distance herself from men; and Holloway, the resident philosopher and fervent believer in the prophecies of a legendary 322-year-old woman down the street, a reminder of their struggle and heritage.

Themes & subjects

African American neighborhoodsAfrican AmericansDramaNineteen sixtiesHistoryHistorical drama
First published 1992

Setting

Hill District (Pittsburgh, Pa.)Pa.) Hill District (Pittsburgh

About the author

August Wilson

1945 – 2005

Author

August Wilson

First published

1992

Pages

110

Read time

≈ 3h

Editions

5

Language

English

Publisher

Theatre Communications Group

ISBN

9781559363037

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TR
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