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Ishmael Reed


Born
in Chattanooga, Tennessee
February 22, 1938


Ishmael Scott Reed is an American poet, essayist, and novelist. A prominent African-American literary figure, Reed is known for his satirical works challenging American political culture, and highlighting political and cultural oppression.

Reed has been described as one of the most controversial writers. While his work has often sought to represent neglected African and African-American perspectives, his energy and advocacy have centered more broadly on neglected peoples and perspectives irrespective of their cultural origins.

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Average rating: 3.93 · 43,131 ratings · 3,524 reviews · 139 distinct works • Similar authors
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“No one says a novel has to be one thing. It can be anything it wants to be, a vaudeville show, the six o’clock news, the mumblings of wild men saddled by demons.”
― Ishmael Reed, Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down
tags: literature, novels, writers, writing
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“Tea Party members go to meetings on Medicare scooters.”
― Ishmael Reed
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“I had no systematic way of learning but proceeded like a quilt maker, a patch of knowledge here a patch there but lovingly knitted. I would hungrily devour the intellectual scraps and leftovers of the learned.”
― Ishmael Reed, Mumbo Jumbo
tags: knowledge, learning
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