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Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965,

A raisin in the sun / Lorraine Hansberry ; with an introduction by Robert Nemiroff. - First Vintage Books edition. - 151 pages ; 18 cm

"Originally published in 1958."

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 story tells of a Black family's experiences in south Chicago, as they attempt to improve their financial circumstances with an insurance payout following the death of the father, and deals with matters of housing discrimination, racism, and assimilation.



ISBN: 0679755330

Standard No.: 090129005505 9780679755333

Source: Random House Inc, Attn Order Entry 400 Hahn rd, Westminster, MD, USA, 21157 SAN 201-3975

LCCN: 94020636

Subjects--Personal Names:
Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965.
Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1900-1999

Subjects--Topical Terms:
African American families--Illinois--Chicago--Drama.
African Americans--Illinois--Chicago--Drama.
Discrimination in housing--Illinois--Chicago--Drama.
American drama--20th century.
Afro-Americans--Drama.--History--20th century
Afro-American families--Drama.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Ethnic Studies--African American Studies.
American drama
African American families
African Americans
Discrimination in housing
Race relations
African Americans--History--Drama.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Race relations--Drama.
Illinois--Chicago
United States

Subjects--Index Terms: African American families Drama.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Domestic drama.
Domestic drama
Drama

LC Class. No.: PS3515.A515 / H19

National Library of Medicine Call No.: Hansberry, L.