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Richard Pryor : American Id by Jason Bailey is a biography available to read on EtoBox.
What is Richard Pryor : American Id about?
One of the most powerful yet idiosyncratic voices of American culture, Richard Pryor often remains an enigma despite the strikingly personal quality of his best work. This series of essays attempts tracks the parallels between the comic's work and the black experience, contextualizing his art and persona among the tradition of Southern storytellers, the Civil Rights movement, and the complicated racial identity of Reagan's America. Focusing on the broad diversity of Pryor's career, from his albu
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Jason Bailey
- Publisher
- The Critical Press
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781941629130
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- Performing Arts, Memoir, Sports
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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