
Fences
August Wilson (1985)
“A Black man who was great enough to have been legendary stands in his own backyard building a fence — and doesn't know whether he's keeping something out or something in.”
EraContemporary / Pittsburgh Cycle
Pages101
Difficulty★★☆☆☆ Moderate
AP Appearances9
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