A Raisin in the Sun - Hansberry, Lorraine

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A Raisin in the Sun by Hansberry, Lorraine Format: Mass-Market PaperbackPublished by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2004 "Never before, in the entire history of the American the ater, 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."Product image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale. Show more