The Terrible Twos

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"The Terrible Twos" is a novel by Ishmael Reed, published in 1982. It is part of a series that includes "The Terrible Threes" (1989) and "The Terrible Fours" (2021). Reed is known for his fictional works that incorporate surrealism, satire, and political and racial commentary. His novels often depict a cycle of battles between oppressed people and their oppressors, blending stereotypes, revisionist history, and prophecy. The term "enfants terribles" refers to a person who does not conform to accepted standards or customs, with synonyms including mavericks, nonconformers, and iconoclasts.12

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Ishmael Reed
Reed’s later novels include The Terrible Twos (1982), its sequels The Terrible Threes (1989) and The Terrible Fours (2021), Japanese by Spring (1993), Juice! (2011), and Conjugating Hindi (2018). He also published numerous volumes of poetry, notably Conjure (1972), which was a finalist for the Pulitzer
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Reed’s later novels include The Terrible Twos (1982), its sequels The Terrible Threes (1989) and The Terrible Fours (2021), Japanese by Spring (1993), Juice! (2011), and Conjugating Hindi (2018). He also published numerous volumes of poetry, notably Conjure (1972), which was a finalist for the Pulitzer
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