Download or read book King Hedley II written by August Wilson and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of an ex-con in post-Reagan Pittsburgh, 1985, trying to rebuild his life. Part of August Wilson's Century Cycle, his epic dramatisation of the African American experience in the twentieth century. 'By focusing on the eternal journey of the misplaced African, whose story was the truest account of the American struggle toward freedom and independence, he opened up not only what American theater could be about, but also who could do the telling' Marion McClinton, from her Foreword