A raisin in the sun, and ; The sign in Sidney Brustein's window / Lorraine Hansberry ; Robert Nemiroff, editor ; with a new foreword by Jewell Handy Gresham Nemiroff ; a note by Robert Nemiroff and critical essays by Amiri Baraka and Frank Rich.
By the time of her death thirty years ago, at the tragically young age of thirty-four, Lorraine Hansberry had created two electrifying masterpieces of the American theater. With A Raisin in the Sun, Hansberry gave this country its most movingly authentic portrayal of black family life in the inner c...
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[1995]
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| Edition: | First Vintage Books edition. |
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| Summary: | By the time of her death thirty years ago, at the tragically young age of thirty-four, Lorraine Hansberry had created two electrifying masterpieces of the American theater. With A Raisin in the Sun, Hansberry gave this country its most movingly authentic portrayal of black family life in the inner city. Barely five years later, with The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window, Hansberry gave us an unforgettable portrait of a man struggling with his individual fate in an age of racial and social injustice. These two plays remain milestones in the American theater, remarkable not only for their historical value but for their continued ability to engage the imagination and the heart. |
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| Physical Description: | xxvi, 340 pages ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages xv-xxiv). |
| ISBN: | 0679755314 9780679755319 |