1999, ISBN: 1573240931

[EAN: 9781573240932], Neubuch, [PU: Conari Press,U.S., United States], Language: English. Brand new Book. Lorraine Hansberry tells the fascinating story of the brave and talented woman wh… Plus…

[EAN: 9781573240932], Neubuch, [PU: Conari Press,U.S., United States], Language: English. Brand new Book. Lorraine Hansberry tells the fascinating story of the brave and talented woman who, almost singlehandedly, overcame the racial obstacles that made for a segregated American theatre in the years following World War II. Hansberry was just twentynine years old when her play A Raisin in the Sun opened in 1959an era wher her very existence as a black, female writer wwas considered unusual. The play was an overnight sensation, earning its author the double distinction of being the youngest playwright and first black person to win the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award. In Hansberry's own words, A Raisin in the Sun tells the truth about people. We have among our miserable and downtrodden ranks people who are the very essence of human dignity. That is what, after all the laughter and tears, the play is supposed to say.<

1999, ISBN: 1573240931

[EAN: 9781573240932], Neubuch, [PU: Conari Press,U.S., United States], Language: English. Brand new Book. In 1959, Lorraine Hansberry became the first black woman playwright to be produce… Plus…

[EAN: 9781573240932], Neubuch, [PU: Conari Press,U.S., United States], Language: English. Brand new Book. In 1959, Lorraine Hansberry became the first black woman playwright to be produced on Broadway. Her play, A Raisin in the Sun -- based loosely on the experiences of her own family in Chicago -- was an overnight sensation with both black and white audiences. In the wake of its phenomenal success, Hansberry became a spokesperson for black Americans during the 1960s civil rights movement. Then in 1964, just before the Broadway opening of her second play, The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window, Hansberry was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Her brilliant career as a writer was cut short a year later, when she died at age 34.<

1999, ISBN: 9781573240932

CONARI PR, Taschenbuch, 168 Seiten, Publiziert: 1999-01-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 0.45 kg, Dramatik, Gattungen & Stilrichtungen, Literaturgeschichte & -kritik, Literatur & Fiktio… Plus…

CONARI PR, Taschenbuch, 168 Seiten, Publiziert: 1999-01-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 0.45 kg, Dramatik, Gattungen & Stilrichtungen, Literaturgeschichte & -kritik, Literatur & Fiktion, Kategorien, Bücher, 20. Jahrhundert, Moderne, Bewegungen & Epochen, US-amerikanische Literatur, Regionen & Kulturkreise, New Adult, Liebesromane, Historisch, Biografien, Jugendbücher, Kunst, Musik & Fotografie, CONARI PR, 1999<