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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: Publication Date: 18/09/2011
      ISBN13: 9781408140901, 978-1408140901
      ISBN10: 140814090X

      Description

      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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