A Raisin in the Sun
| AUTHOR | Hansberry, Lorraine; Hansberry, Lorraine |
| PUBLISHER | Vintage (11/29/2004) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Mass Market Paperbound) |
Description
"Never before, in the entire history of the American theater, has so much of the truth of Black people's lives been seen on the stage," observed James Baldwin shortly before A Raisin in the Sun opened on Broadway in 1959. This edition presents the fully restored, uncut version of Hansberry's landmark work with an introduction by Robert Nemiroff. Lorraine Hansberry's award-winning drama about the hopes and aspirations of a struggling, working-class family living on the South Side of Chicago connected profoundly with the psyche of Black America--and changed American theater forever. The play's title comes from a line in Langston Hughes's poem "Harlem," which warns that a dream deferred might "dry up/like a raisin in the sun." "The events of every passing year add resonance to A Raisin in the Sun," said The New York Times. "It is as if history is conspiring to make the play a classic."
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ISBN-13:
9780679755333
ISBN-10:
0679755330
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Mass Market (Rack) Paperback)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
160
Carton Quantity:
48
Product Dimensions:
4.10 x 0.50 x 6.70 inches
Weight:
0.20 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Price on Product,
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Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Drama | American - African American & Black
Drama | Women Authors
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
5.5
Point Value:
5
Interest Level:
Upper Grade
Guided Reading Level:
Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal:
812.54
Library of Congress Control Number:
94020636
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"Never before, in the entire history of the American theater, has so much of the truth of Black people's lives been seen on the stage," observed James Baldwin shortly before A Raisin in the Sun opened on Broadway in 1959. This edition presents the fully restored, uncut version of Hansberry's landmark work with an introduction by Robert Nemiroff. Lorraine Hansberry's award-winning drama about the hopes and aspirations of a struggling, working-class family living on the South Side of Chicago connected profoundly with the psyche of Black America--and changed American theater forever. The play's title comes from a line in Langston Hughes's poem "Harlem," which warns that a dream deferred might "dry up/like a raisin in the sun." "The events of every passing year add resonance to A Raisin in the Sun," said The New York Times. "It is as if history is conspiring to make the play a classic."
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