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Suzan-Lori Parks


Born
in Fort Knox, Kentucky, The United States
May 10, 1963

Website

Genre
Literature & Fiction, Theater

Influences
James Baldwin, Leah Blatt Glasser, Mary McHenry, Wendy Wasserstein


Suzan-Lori Parks is an award-winning American playwright and screenwriter. She was a recipient of the MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Grant in 2001, and received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2002. She is married to blues musician Paul Oscher.

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Average rating: 3.83 · 14,737 ratings · 1,115 reviews · 28 distinct works • Similar authors
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“And as you walk yr road, as you live yr life, RELISH THE ROAD. And relish the fact that the road of yr life will probably be a windy road.”
― Suzan-Lori Parks
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“you're only yourself when no ones watching!”
― Suzan-Lori Parks, Topdog/Underdog
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“The plays should have the half-life of plutonium.”
― Suzan-Lori Parks
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