A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

Name: A Raisin in the Sun
Brand: World of Books
Availability: InStock

View All Editions

Checking stock...

A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

"Come to A Raisin in the Sun as you would to any classic. It speaks to us today as it did almost half a century ago." Bonnie Greer

In south side Chicago, Walter Lee, a Black chauffeur, dreams of a better life, and hopes to use his father's life insurance money to open a liquor store. His mother, who rejects the liquor business, uses some of the money to secure a proper house for the family. Mr Lindner, a representative of the all-white neighbourhood, tries to buy them out. Walter sinks the rest of the money into his business scheme, only to have it stolen by one of his partners. In despair Walter contacts Lindner, and almost begs to buy them out, but with the help of his wife, Walter finally finds a way to assert his dignity.

A Raisin in the Sun was the first play written by a Black woman to be produced on Broadway and won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. Hansberry was the youngest and the first Black writer to receive this award.

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 34.

This new, updated edition in Methuen Drama's Modern Classics series includes the full, definitive text and a brand new introduction by Soyica Diggs Colbert.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13
ISBN 10
Title	A Raisin in the Sun
Author	Lorraine Hansberry
Series
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type
Publisher
Year published
Number of pages
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
Note	Unavailable