A Raisin In The Sun

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."
Title: A Raisin In The Sun
Barcode: 9780679755333
Publication Date: 11/29/2004