Reckless Eyeballing (Masterplots II: African American Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Ishmael Reed
- First Published: 1986
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Satire
- Time of Work: The 1980’s
- Setting: New York City and the fictional Caribbean island of New Oyo
- Principal Characters: Ian Ball, Tremonisha Smarts, Becky French, Jake Brashford, Lawrence O’Reedy, Randy Shank
- Genres: Long fiction, Satire
- Subjects: New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Caribbean, Politics, Racism, New York City, 1980’s, Feminism, Punishment, Drama or dramatists, Nazism or Nazis, Theater
- Locales: Caribbean, New York, NY, Islands, New Oyo, Caribbean
The Novel
Reckless Eyeballing is a work written in the third person that closely follows the life of black playwright Ian Ball over a period of weeks in Manhattan as he tries to get his second major play produced. Having left the Caribbean island of New Oyo to become a famous writer, Ian is caught between the conflicting political demands of a small group of theater people. Ian emotionally and philosophically vacillates between feuding factions that argue over his position as playwright and the political correctness of his play. He is torn between loyalty to a simpler...
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