num_pages: 128
description: "In form, it flows as freely as an improvisation, with fantasy, allegory and intimations of reality mingled into a weird, stirring unity. . . . Genet's investigation of the color black begins where most plays of this burning theme leave off. . . . This vastly gifted Frenchman uses shocking words and images to cry out at the pretensions and injustices of our world. . . . One of the most original and stimulating evenings Broadway or Off Broadway has to offer." -Howard Taubman, The New York Times
language: English
title: The Blacks
titlecomplete: The Blacks
genres: 20th Century, Unfinished, Theatre, French Literature, LGBT, Drama, Plays, Classics, Fiction, France
ratings_count: 656
awards: awardedAt: -283968000000
name: Obie
category: Best New Play
publisher: Grove Press