A Raisin in the Sun
156 Pages · 2012 ·
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English
A Raisin in the Sun is a play by Lorraine Hansberry that debuted on Broadway in 1959. The title comes from the poem “Harlem” by Langston Hughes. The story tells of the experiences of a black family in the Washington Park Subdivision of Woodlawn neighborhoods in Chicago as they try to “get better” with insurance payments after the death of their father. The New York Drama Critic ‘Circle called it the best play of 1959.