{"product_id":"beneathas-place-kwame-kwei-armah-9781350437999","title":"Beneatha's Place","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSome things we do for those we are \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eresponsible for, some things for ourselves, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eand some things we do for the ancestors.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eToday, it's all three!\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1959. The first wave of independence is sweeping across Africa and Beneatha has left the prejudice of 1950s America for a brighter future with her Nigerian husband in Lagos. But on the day they move into their new house in the white suburbs, it doesn't take long for cracks to appear, changing the course of the rest of their lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePresent day. Now a renowned Dean whose colleagues are questioning the role of African American studies for future generations, Beneatha returns to the same house in search of answers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by Lorraine Hansberry's ground-breaking modern classic, \u003ci\u003e A Raisin in the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBeneatha's \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlace\u003c\/i\u003e challenges today's culture wars about colonial history and reckoning with the past. A razor-sharp satire from Young Vic Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah, about the power of knowing your history and the cost of letting it go, this edition was published to coincide with the London premiere at the Young Vic Theatre, in June 2023.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kwame Kwei-Armah\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350437999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350437999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.18d","brand":"Kwame Kwei-Armah","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44598737142015,"sku":"9781350437999","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0de71d67-d262-44b0-ba9f-9a97ccd0eaf8.jpg?v=1702384146","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beneathas-place-kwame-kwei-armah-9781350437999","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}