A Raisin in the Sun - Lorraine Hansberry

A Raisin in the Sun

By Lorraine Hansberry

  • Release Date: 2004-11-29
  • Genre: Theater
Score: 4
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From 553 Ratings

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."

Reviews

  • Noice

    5
    By Josiahha
    Pretty pretty pretty pretty good
  • Love it

    5
    By ryan0983
    Great read
  • What’s not to love?

    5
    By wmdjskdkdjd
    God I hated having to read this for school, but it’s a play for God’s sake! I watched an old film adaptation of the play and it was a masterpiece
  • A Raisin In The Sun

    5
    By Talayja
    AMAZING book!
  • It's a great, short read.

    5
    By Basketballbrother
    Really shows what life was like during the times in the south side of Chicago during WWll. Good read though!
  • Great book

    5
    By Wonder maybe
    I'm a person who does like to read that much but this has become my favorite book
  • Good

    5
    By thebestwinner
    It was very good, meaningful and deep. I like it
  • A Raisin in the Sun

    4
    By You with the hair
    It just goes to show, optimism & realism are exact opposites. :3
  • Very well written.

    4
    By Smeacher
    This book was required for my school's summer reading program. It was a good way for me to see how people were back then struggling just trying coming out of poverty.
  • My opinion

    5
    By Neesh.
    I loved it.

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