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A Raisin In The Sun
Lorraine Hansberry
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Description for A Raisin In The Sun
Paperback. An expertly annotated edition of the classic American text A Raisin in the Sun: exploring the politics, context and themes of this important dramatic work. Editor(s): Osborne, Deirdre. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 178. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
A Raisin in the Sun is a classic American play: a groundbreaking 1950s civil rights drama and has a strong claim to be the greatest play of the Black American experience. Deeply committed to the Black struggle for equality and human rights, Lorraine Hansberry's brilliant career as a writer was cut short by her death when she was only 34. A Raisin in the Sun was the first play written by a Black woman to be produced on Broadway and won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. Hansberry was the youngest and the first Black writer to ... Read more
A Raisin in the Sun is a classic American play: a groundbreaking 1950s civil rights drama and has a strong claim to be the greatest play of the Black American experience. Deeply committed to the Black struggle for equality and human rights, Lorraine Hansberry's brilliant career as a writer was cut short by her death when she was only 34. A Raisin in the Sun was the first play written by a Black woman to be produced on Broadway and won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. Hansberry was the youngest and the first Black writer to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of pages
208
Series
Student Editions
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408140901
SKU
KCW0001442
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Lorraine Hansberry
Lorraine Hansberry was born in 1930 in Southside, Chicago. Her first play, A Raisin in the Sun, opened in March 1959 and made history by being the first play written by a female Black author to be staged on Broadway and won the New York Critics' Circle Award. Her career was cut short by her death when she was only ... Read more
Reviews for A Raisin In The Sun
Come to A Raisin in the Sun as you would to any classic. It speaks to us today as it did almost half a century ago.
Bonnie Greer
A Raisin in the Sun was a revelation to me. It's still fresh. It is still relevant. Lorraine Hansberry was a visionary.
Spike Lee
Bonnie Greer
A Raisin in the Sun was a revelation to me. It's still fresh. It is still relevant. Lorraine Hansberry was a visionary.
Spike Lee