August Wilson - I once wrote a short story called 'The Best Blues Singer in the World,' and ...

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I once wrote a short story called 'The Best Blues Singer in the World,' and it went like this: 'The streets that Balboa walked were his own private ocean, and Balboa was drowning.' End of story. That says it all. Nothing else to say. I've been rewriting that same story over and over again. All my plays are rewriting that same story.

August Wilson

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Ich schrieb einmal eine Kurzgeschichte mit dem Titel "Der beste Blues-Sänger der Welt", und es ging so: "Die Straßen, auf denen Balboa lief, waren sein privater Ozean, und Balboa ertrank." Ende der Geschichte. Das sagt alles. Nichts anderes zu erwähnen. Ich habe die gleiche Geschichte immer wieder neu geschrieben. Alle meine Stücke schreiben dieselbe Geschichte neu.

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