A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry
(Author)
Description
Drama / 7m, 3f, 1 boy / Int. This groundbreaking play starred Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeill, Ruby Dee and Diana Sands in the Broadway production which opened in 1959. Set on Chicago's South Side, the plot revolves around the divergent dreams and conflicts within three generations of the Younger family: son Walter Lee, his wife Ruth, his sister Beneatha, his son Travis and matriarch Lena, called Mama. When her deceased husband's insurance money comes through, Mama dreams of moving to a new homProduct Details
Price
$13.14
Publisher
Samuel French, Inc.
Publish Date
February 10, 2010
Pages
162
Dimensions
5.0 X 8.0 X 0.35 inches | 0.37 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780573614637
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About the Author
Lorraine Hansberry was the youngest American playwright ever to win the Best American Play Award from the New York Drama Critics' Circle. Her other worksinclude The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window and Les Blancs. She died of cancer at thirty-four.
