A raisin in the sun
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Published:
New York : Vintage Books, 1994.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First Vintage Books edition.
Physical Desc:
151 pages ; 18 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780679755333, 0679755330, 9780679755333 (pbk.)
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.5, 5 Points
Lexile code:
NP: Non-Prose

Notes

General Note
"Originally published in hardcover in somewhat different form by Random House...in 1958"--T.p. verso.
Description
An African-American family is united in love and pride as they struggle to overcome poverty and harsh living conditions, in the award-winning 1959 play about an embattled Chicago family
Description
When it was first produced in 1959, A Raisin in the Sun was awarded the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for that season and hailed as a watershed in American drama. A pioneering work by an African-American playwright, the play was a radically new representation of black life. "A play that changed American theater forever."
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NP,Lexile

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Citations

APA Citation (style guide)

Hansberry, L. (1994). A raisin in the sun. First Vintage Books edition. Vintage Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965. 1994. A Raisin in the Sun. Vintage Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965, A Raisin in the Sun. Vintage Books, 1994.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Hansberry, Lorraine. A Raisin in the Sun. First Vintage Books edition. Vintage Books, 1994.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

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