American playwright Suzan-Lori Parks won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama last year for Topdog/Underdog - a story of two African-American brothers named after President Lincoln and his assassin, Booth.
Topdog/Underdog's just opened at the Royal Court Theatre in London. Suzan-Lori joins Jenni to talk about the play and about her first novel Getting Mother's Body set in the American South during the 1950s, which tells the story of a poor family's race to recover treasure buried with a body. Topdog/Underdog runs from 6-30th August 2003. See website for booking information Getting Mother's Body by Suzan-Lori Parks, Published July 2003 by Fourth Estate, ISBN: 0007154631
