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9781896239279
Winner of the Governor General' s Award for Drama. Winner of the Chalmers Play Award. A rhapsodic blues tragedy. Harlem Duet could be the prelude to Shakepeare' s Othello, and recounts the tale of Othello and his first wife Billie (yes, before Desdemona). Set in contemporary Harlem at the corner of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X boulevards, the play explores the space where race and sex intersect. Harlem Duet is Billie' s story.Djanet Sears is the author of 'Harlem Duet', published 1998 under ISBN 9781896239279 and ISBN 1896239277.
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