Ishmael Reed is an important American poet, novelist, playwright, and song writer who has taught at Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, and the University of California–Berkeley. He is author of Japanese by Spring, The Terrible Twos, and Writin' Is Fightin: Thirty-seven Years of Boxing on Paper. He lives in Oakland, California.
There is brutal candour in Reed's argument, which often feels
refreshing in light of the euphemisms and platitudes typically
expressed in both polite discourse and the media's self-scrutiny .
. . Whether or not one agrees with Reed, one can only
be entertained by his gleeful barbs and edgy turns-of-phrase. He
names names and shames with derision." —Montreal Review of
Books
"Among American writers, Ishmael Reed is probably the one whose
sensibility is closest to jazz." —New York Times
"The brightest contributor to American satire since Mark Twain."
—Nation
"Reed’s prose style resembles the youthful Ali's ring style." —New
York Times Book Review
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