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A Raisin In The Sun

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A Raisin In The Sun

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A black family's struggle for equality in 1950s Chicago. In south side Chicago, Walter Lee, a black chauffer, dreams of a better life, and hoes to use his father's life insurance money to open a liquor store. His mother, who rejects the liquor business, uses the money to secure a proper house for the family. Mr Lindner, a representative of the all-white neighbourhood, tries to buy them out. This volume is published as a programme-text to tie in with the Young Vic's revival of the play in May 2001.

Author Biography:

Deeply committed to the Black struggle for equality and human rights, Lorraine Hansberry's brilliant career as a writer was cut short by her death when she was only 35. A Raisin in The Sun was the fir st play written by a Black woman to be produced on Broadway and won the New York Drama Critics Circl e Award. Hansberry was the youngest and the first black writer to receive this award.
Release date Australia
May 10th, 2001
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Edition
New Edition - New edition
Imprint
Methuen Drama
Pages
144
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensions
129x198x9
ISBN-13
9780413762405
Product ID
2630380

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