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Evocative drama of a black family's deferred dreams.

If you're seeking to understand the dreams and struggles of a black family during a time when their aspirations were often thwarted, "A Raisin in the Sun" is an essential read. Lorraine Hansberry masterfully captures the essence of an era and the persistence of hope amidst adversity. It's a poignant and timeless reflection on family, race, and the American dream that continues to resonate today as much as it did when it first hit the stage.

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A Raisin in the Sun

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ISBN: 9780679755333
Publisher: Vintage
Date of Publication: 2004-11-29
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction, Drama, Literary Fiction
Goodreads rating: 3.85
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"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. 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.
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Evocative drama of a black family's deferred dreams.

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