{"product_id":"lorraine-hansberry-richard-m-leeson-9780313293122","title":"Lorraine Hansberry: A Research and Production Sourcebook","description":"\u003cp\u003eBorn in the Southside of Chicago in 1930, Lorraine Hansberry and her family moved to a large house in a white neighborhood in 1938. In order to live there, her father had to fight a civil rights case in the Supreme Court against segregationists. Her experiences with racial discrimination fueled her strong commitment to social justice and inspired her works. In 1959, her first-produced play, \u003ci\u003eA Raisin in the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, met the enthusiastic praise of Broadway critics and audiences alike. It was the first and longest running play by an African-American woman to be produced on Broadway. When it won the New York Drama Circle Award for the best new drama that year, Hansberry became the first black woman and the youngest recipient to earn that honor. She died just a few years later, in 1965, without ever fully realizing her potential. This reference book is a guide to her career. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe volume begins with a chronology that recounts the major events in Hansberry's brief but influential life. Entries are then listed for her plays, including \u003ci\u003eA Raisin in the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e(1959), \u003ci\u003eThe Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window\u003c\/i\u003e (1964), \u003ci\u003eTo Be Young, Gifted and Black\u003c\/i\u003e (1969), \u003ci\u003eLes Blancs\u003c\/i\u003e (1970), \u003ci\u003eThe Drinking Gourd\u003c\/i\u003e (1972), \u003ci\u003eWhat Use Are Flowers\u003c\/i\u003e (1972), and the unfinished \u003ci\u003eToussaint\u003c\/i\u003e (1986). Each entry includes a plot summary, critical commentary, and production information, when available. An annotated bibliography of works by and about Hansberry, along with a list of unpublished material and archival sources, complete the volume.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Leeson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313293120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313293122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/18\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.54h x 6.38w x 0.76d","brand":"Richard Leeson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44321199915263,"sku":"9780313293122","price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a7c77989-bbab-446f-be6a-96454669b67d.jpg?v=1696329639","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lorraine-hansberry-richard-m-leeson-9780313293122","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}