"Never before, 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. Indeed 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." This Modern Library edition presents the fully restored, uncut version of Hansberry's landmark work with an introduction by Robert Nemiroff.
Vendor
Modern Library
Type
Media
Weight
0.56 lb
Availability
In Stock
Edition
Modern Library
Dimensions
4.92 x 7.56 x 0.62
Pages
176
Language
English
Target Audience
Adults
Genre
Books, Politics & Social Sciences, Social Sciences, Cultural & Ethnic Studies, African Descent & Black, African American Studies
ISBN-10
9780679601722
ISBN-13
9780679601722
