August Wilson

  • 10

    Catalog books

  • 8

    Works

  • 1990 to 2019

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

August Wilson has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 10 catalog-linked books across 1990 to 2019, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Seven Guitars and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1990 to 2019; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Penguin Group USA and Plume.

Best Place To Start

Seven Guitars

Penguin Group USA • 1997 • quick commitment

It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Penguin Group USA and Plume

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1990 to 2019; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Penguin Group USA and Plume.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Seven Guitars

    Penguin Group USA • 1997 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1997 • 107 pages.

  2. Two Trains Running

    Penguin Group USA • 1992 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1992 • 110 pages.

  3. Three Plays

    Univ of Pittsburgh Pr • 1991 • standard commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  4. Joe Turner's come and gone

    Samuel French • 1990 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1990 • 168 pages.

  5. Radio Golf

    Samuel French, Inc. • 2019 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2019 • 86 pages.

  6. The Ground on Which I Stand

    Theatre Communications Group • 2001 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2001 • 46 pages.

  7. Fences

    Samuel French Inc Plays • 1998 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1998 • 97 pages.

  8. The Piano Lesson

    Plume • 1990 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1990 • 108 pages.

  9. King Hedley II

    Theatre Communications Group | Distributed to the Book trade by Consortium Book Sales and Distribution • 2007 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2007.

  10. Jitney

    Tandem Library • 2003 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2003.

How The Picks Compare

  • Seven Guitars is the easier short commitment, while Two Trains Running asks for more reading time up front.
  • Two Trains Running gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while Seven Guitars leans later in the catalog.
  • Three Plays is also useful if you want a different publishing lane from Seven Guitars.

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