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A free man of color / John Guare.

Title
A free man of color / John Guare.
Author
Guare, John
Publication
New York : Grove Press, c2011.

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101 p.; 21 cm.
Summary
A Free Man of Color is set in boisterous New Orleans prior to the historic Louisiana Purchase. Before law and order took hold, and class, racial and political lines were drawn, New Orleans was a carnival of beautiful women, flowing wine and pleasure for the taking. At the center of this Dionysian world is the mulatto Jacques Cornet, who commands men, seduces women and preens like a peacock.
Subject
  • American drama
  • Louisiana Purchase > Drama
  • Racially mixed people > New Orleans > Drama
  • Segregation > New Orleans > Drama
  • New Orleans (La.) > Drama
Genre/Form
  • Drama
  • Drama.
Note
  • "Set in boistrous New Orleans prior to the historic Louisiana Purchase. Before law and order took hold and class, racial, and political lines were drawn, New Orleans was a carnival of beautiful women, flowing wine, and pleasure for the taking. At the center of this Dionysian world is the mulatto Jacques Cornet, who commands men, seduces women, and preens like a peacock. But it is 1801 and the map of New Orleans is about to be redrawn. The Louisiana Purchase brings American rule and racial segregation to the chaotic, colorful world of Jacques Cornet and all that he represents, turning the tables on freedom and liberty."--P. [4] of cover.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
ISBN
  • 9780802145666 (pbk)
  • 0802145663 (pbk)
OCLC
  • 701810628
  • SCSB-12896266
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library