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Raisin in the Sun

SKU
048243
ISBN
9780679755333
Grade 8-AD
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Description

First produced in 1959, this landmark play by Lorraine Hansberry was the first play by a black playwright to win the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. A Raisin in the Sun portrays the experiences of the Youngers, a black family living on the South Side of Chicago. As the Youngers struggle to improve their financial situation and realize their dreams, they deal with issues ranging from generation clashes to the civil rights and women's movements. An introduction by Robert Nemiroff provides historical background on this American classic. 151 pgs, pb. ~ Lisa

Publisher's Description of Raisin in the Sun

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.