Born | Ishmael Scott Reed, February 22, 1938, Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States |
Occupation | Poet, essayist, novelist, playwright, lyricist |
Education | University of Buffalo |
Notable works | Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down, 1969, Mumbo Jumbo, 1972, The Last Days of Louisiana Red, 1974, Flight to Canada, 1976, Japanese by Spring, 1993 |
Notable awards | National Book Award nominee in both poetry and fiction (1973), Guggenheim Fellowship (1975), John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Fellowship (1998), Alberto Dubito International Award (2016), AUDELCO Pioneer Award in Theater (2017) |
Spouse | Carla Blank |
About Ishmael Reed
Poet Ishmael Reed was born on February 22, 1938 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States (He's 86 years old now).
Mumbo Jumbo, The Last Days of Louisiana Red, and Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down are among the satirical and political novels written by this American novelist. He also wrote six collections of poetry, eleven collections of essays, and a number of plays, travelogues, and librettos.
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Ishmael Reed before becoming famous
Ishmael Reed was born in the Zodiac sign Pisces (The Fish), and 1938 is also the year of Tiger (兎) in the Chinese Zodiac.
He went to the University of Buffalo for his education. In 1967, he released his first novel, The Free-Lance Pallbearers.
Achievement of Ishmael Reed
He was a pianist for The Ismael Reed Quintet and a jazz performer as well as a writer.
Ishmael Reed's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship
Although he was born in Tennessee, he spent his childhood in New York. Carla Blank was his wife.
Ishmael Reed on Social Media
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Ishmael Reed Collabed with
Langston Hughes, a poet from the Harlem Renaissance, was an inspiration to him.
Ishmael Reed Income & Net worth
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