A Raisin in the Sun

Informationen zum Autor Deeply committed to the Black struggle for equality and human rights, Lorraine Hansberry's brilliant career as a writer was cut short by her death when she was only 35. A Raisin in The Sun was the first play written by a Black woman to be produced on Broadway and won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. Hansberry was the youngest and the first black writer to receive this award. Klappentext In south side Chicago, Walter Lee, a black chauffer, dreams of a better life, and hopes to use his father's life insurance money to open a liquor store. But his mother uses the money to buy a house for the family. Mr Lindner, a representative of the all-white neighbourhood, tries to buy them out. Zusammenfassung In south side Chicago, Walter Lee, a black chauffer, dreams of a better life, and hopes to use his father's life insurance money to open a liquor store. But his mother uses the money to buy a house for the family. Mr Lindner, a representative of the all-white neighbourhood, tries to buy them out.

Product details

• Authors: Lorraine Hansberry
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 10.05.2001
• EAN: 9780413762405
• ISBN: 978-0-413-76240-5
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Modern Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Theaterstücke (div.)