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Fat Ham

byJames Ijames

Genres: Drama Family Saga Drama

Who is this book for? Readers interested in contemporary drama, LGBTQ+ themes, and character-driven narratives.

Topics IdentityFamilyJusticeSurvival

MoodHumorous, Reflective

HumorOccasional Humor

RomanceMinor Subplot

ViolenceMild

Explicit scenesSuggestive Themes

Winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, James Ijames' Fat Ham reinvents Shakespeare's masterpiece in startling and hilarious ways amidst the backdrop of a family barbecue in the American South. Winner of the 2024 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Drama. Juicy — a young, queer, Southern man, who is grappling with questions of identity—is visited by the ghost of his father (Pap) at his mother’s wedding/family barbecue. Pap demands that Juicy avenge his recent murder. How will Juicy, a sensitive and self-aware young Black man, trying to break a cycle of trauma and toxic masculinity, avenge his father’s premature death? Fat Ham reinvents Shakespeare’s masterpiece in startling and hilarious ways amidst the backdrop of a family barbeque in the American South.

Language

Published on

01/08/2023

Pages

112

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781636701684

Price Comparison

17.99 €

17.99 €

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