Ishmael Scott Reed (born 22 February 1938) is an American poet, essayist, and novelist. Reed is, along with Toni Morrison and Amiri Baraka, among the very best known African-American writers of their generation. His work consistently satirizes the American political culture, highlighting domestic, political and cultural oppression.
Reed was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, but grew up in Buffalo, New York where he attended the University of Buffal...
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Ishmael Scott Reed (born 22 February 1938) is an American poet, essayist, and novelist. Reed is, along with Toni Morrison and Amiri Baraka, among the very best known African-American writers of their generation. His work consistently satirizes the American political culture, highlighting domestic, political and cultural oppression.
Reed was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, but grew up in Buffalo, New York where he attended the University of Buffalo, a private university that became part of the state public university system after he left. The University awarded him an honorary Doctorate in 1995. He moved to New York City in 1962 and co-founded with the late Walter Bowart the East Village Other, a well-known underground publication. He was also a member of the Umbra Writers Workshop, an organization that helped establish the Black Arts Movement and promoted a Black Aesthetic.
Reed's best-known works include The Free-Lance Pallbearers (1967, Reed's first novel), Yellow Back Radio Broke...
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