Lorraine Hansberry : the life behind A raisin in the sun
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Author
Published
New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2022.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781250205537
Physical Desc
xxiv, 367 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Published
New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781250205537
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"Written when she was just twenty-eight, Lorraine Hansberry's landmark A Raisin in the Sun is listed by the National Theatre as one of the hundred most significant works of the twentieth century. Hansberry was the first Black woman to have a play performed on Broadway, and the first Black and youngest American playwright to win a New York Critics' Circle Award. Charles J. Shields's authoritative biography of one of the twentieth century's most admired playwrights examines the parts of Lorraine Hansberry'slife that have escaped public knowledge: the influence of her upper-class background, her fight for peace and nuclear disarmament, the reason why she embraced Communism during the Cold War, and her dependence on her white husband-her best friend, critic,and promoter. Many of the identity issues about class, sexuality, and race that she struggled with are relevant and urgent today. This dramatic telling of a passionate life-a very American life through self-reinvention-uses previously unpublished interviews with close friends in politics and theater, privately held correspondence, and deep research to reconcile old mysteries and raise new questions about a life not fully described until now"--,Provided by publisher.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Bernardsville Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | BIO HANSBERRY, LORRAINE | Available |
Chatham Borough-Chatham Township Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography | BIOG HANSBERRY SHI | Available |
Chester Library - Adult Nonfiction | BIOG HANSBERRY | Available |
Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Nonfiction - Biography | B HANSBERRY Shields | Available |
Morris County Library - Adult Nonfiction | 812.54 HAN SHI | Available |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Shields, C. J. (2022). Lorraine Hansberry: the life behind A raisin in the sun (First edition.). Henry Holt and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Shields, Charles J., 1951-. 2022. Lorraine Hansberry: The Life Behind A Raisin in the Sun. Henry Holt and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Shields, Charles J., 1951-. Lorraine Hansberry: The Life Behind A Raisin in the Sun Henry Holt and Company, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Shields, Charles J. Lorraine Hansberry: The Life Behind A Raisin in the Sun First edition., Henry Holt and Company, 2022.
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