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Fat Ham / James Ijames.

by Ijames, James.

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Theatre Communications Group, 2023.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Adaptations.

Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

American drama -- 21st century.

American drama -- Black authors.

Lambda Literary Award.

9781636701684 (pbk.)

vii, 154 p. ; 22 cm.

"Winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, James Ijames' Fat Ham reinvents Shakespeare's masterpiece in startling and hilarious ways amidst the backdrop of a family barbecue in the American South. Juicy is a queer, Southern college kid, already grappling with some serious questions of identity, when the ghost of his father shows up in their backyard, demanding that Juicy avenge his murder. It feels like a familiar story to Juicy, well-versed in Hamlet's woes. What's different is Juicy himself, a sensitive and self-aware young Black man trying to break the cycles of trauma, violence, and toxic masculinity in service of his own liberation. From an uproarious family barbecue emerges a vibrant and compelling examination of love and loss, pain and joy"--From publisher.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, 2022.

Winner of the Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Drama, 2024.

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