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The Piano Lesson

by August Wilson · first published 1990

The Piano Lesson is a 1987 play by American playwright August Wilson. It is the fourth play in Wilson's The Pittsburgh Cycle. Wilson began writing this play by playing with the various answers regarding the possibility of "acquir[ing] a sense of self-worth by denying one's past". The Piano Lesson received the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and earned five nominations at the 44th Tony Awards.

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Original language:
English
Year page:
1990

Screen Adaptations

  1. 1995 · TV Film
  2. 2024 · Film

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