Ishmael Reed
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About
American author known for such satirical and political novels as Mumbo Jumbo, The Last Days of Louisiana Red, and Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down. He also published six poetry collections, ten essay collections, and several plays, travelogues, and librettos.
Before Fame
He attended the University of Buffalo. He published his first novel, The Free-Lance Pallbearers, in 1967.
Trivia
He was a jazz musician as well as a writer, and he played piano for The Ismael Reed Quintet.
Family Life
He was born in Tennessee, but he grew up in New York. He married Carla Blank.
Associated With
He was inspired by the literary career of Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes.
