Ishmael Reed

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editor essayist human novelist playwright poet publisher satirist

Ishmael Reed is an American novelist, poet, essayist, and satirist known for his innovative, genre-blending works that critique racism, politics, and mainstream cultural narratives.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	editor → essayist → human → novelist → playwright → poet → publisher → satirist →
awardReceived	American Book Award → MacArthur Fellowship → National Book Award nomination →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1938-02-22 →
educatedAt	University at Buffalo →
employer	University of California, Berkeley →
ethnicGroup	African American →
familyName	Reed →
founded	Before Columbus Foundation → Ishmael Reed Publishing Company → Yardbird Publishing →
genre	essay → experimental fiction → poetry → satire →
givenName	Ishmael →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
mainTheme	critique of American politics → critique of mainstream cultural narratives → critique of racism →
movement	Black Arts Movement → postmodern literature →
name	Ishmael Reed →
notableWork	Air Tight → Conjure: Selected Poems, 1963–1970 → Flight to Canada → Japanese by Spring → Mumbo Jumbo → Reckless Eyeballing → Shrovetide in Old New Orleans → The Free-Lance Pallbearers → The Last Days of Louisiana Red → Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down →
occupation	university professor →
placeOfBirth	Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States →
positionHeld	professor of English →
religion	Afrocentric spiritual traditions (often explored in his work) →
residence	Oakland, California, United States →
writingStyle	genre-blending → intertextual → satirical →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Black Fire: An Anthology of Afro-American Writing →	contributor
American Book Award →	foundedBy
Ralph Ellison →	influenced
Ishmael Reed →	name
Black Arts Movement →	notableFigure