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A Raisin in the Sun

by Lorraine Hansberry

A Raisin in the Sun Cover

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

When it was first produced in 1959, A Raisin in the Sun was awarded the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for that season and hailed as a watershed in American drama. A pioneering work by an African-American playwright, the play was a radically new representation of black life. "A play that changed American theater forever."--The New York Times.

Review:

“A beautiful, lovable play. It is affectionately human, funny and touching. . . . A work of theatrical magic in which the usual barrier between audience and stage disappears.”

John Chapman, New York News

“An honest, intelligible, and moving experience.”

Walter Kerr, New York Herald Tribune

“Miss Hansberry has etched her characters with understanding, and told her story with dramatic impact. She has a keen sense of humor, an ear for accurate speech and compassion for people.”

Robert Coleman, New York Mirror

“A Raisin in the Sun has vigor as well as veracity.”

Brooks Atkinson, New York Times

“It is honest drama, catching up real people. . . . It will make you proud of human beings.”

Frank Aston, New York World-Telegram & Sun

“A wonderfully emotional evening.”

John McClain, New York Journal American

From the Paperback edition.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780679755333
Introduction:
Nemiroff, Robert
production Directed:
Lloyd Richards.
Introduction:
Nemiroff, Robert
Author:
Hansberry, Lorraine
Publisher:
Vintage Books USA
Location:
Prince Frederick, Md.
Subject:
History
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
American
Subject:
American drama (dramatic works by one author)
Subject:
Afro-americans
Subject:
20th century
Subject:
African Americans
Subject:
Afro-Americans -- History -- 20th century -- Drama.
Subject:
Domestic drama.
Subject:
African American families
Edition Description:
1st Vintage Books ed.
Series:
Unabridged drama on cassette with book
Series Volume:
105
Publication Date:
January 1994
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
160
Dimensions:
6.92x4.20x.45 in. .18 lbs.

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