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Lorraine Hansberry was born in 1930 in Southside, Chicago. Her first play, A Raisin in the Sun, opened in March 1959 and made history by being the first play written by a female Black author to be staged on Broadway and won the New York Critics' Circle Award. Her career was cut short by her death when she was only 34.

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Come to A Raisin in the Sun as you would to any classic. It speaks to us today as it did almost half a century ago. * Bonnie Greer *
A Raisin in the Sun was a revelation to me. It's still fresh. It is still relevant. Lorraine Hansberry was a visionary. * Spike Lee *

A Raisin In The Sun

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A Paperback / softback by Deirdre Osborne, Lorraine Hansberry, Deirdre Osborne

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    Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    Publication Date: 18/09/2011
    ISBN13: 9781408140901, 978-1408140901
    ISBN10: 140814090X
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    Book Synopsis
    Lorraine Hansberry was born in 1930 in Southside, Chicago. Her first play, A Raisin in the Sun, opened in March 1959 and made history by being the first play written by a female Black author to be staged on Broadway and won the New York Critics' Circle Award. Her career was cut short by her death when she was only 34.

    Trade Review
    Come to A Raisin in the Sun as you would to any classic. It speaks to us today as it did almost half a century ago. * Bonnie Greer *
    A Raisin in the Sun was a revelation to me. It's still fresh. It is still relevant. Lorraine Hansberry was a visionary. * Spike Lee *

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