{"product_id":"to-be-young-gifted-and-lorraine-hansberry-9780451531780","title":"To Be Young, Gifted and Black","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Anyone who has ever wondered what it really means to be Black will find the answer in this book.\"--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMINNEAPOLIS TRIBUNE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo Be Young, Gifted and Black is a special kind of autobiography, in a very special voice. Both the story and the voice belong to a young woman from Chicago who moved to New York, won fame with her first play, \u003ci\u003eA Raisin in the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e--and went on to new heights of artistry before her tragically early death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn turns angry, loving, bitter, laughing, and defiantly proud, the story, voice, and message are all Lorraine Hansberry's own, coming together in one of the major works of the Black experience in mid-twentieth-century America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A milestone.\"--\u003ci\u003eTIME \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Wonderfully moving and entertaining.\"--Clive Barnes, \u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I advise anybody who is interested in the human condition, black or white, to read it.\"--\u003ci\u003eNEWSDAY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lorraine Hansberry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0451531787\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780451531780\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Signet Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/04\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 4.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Lorraine Hansberry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051086016767,"sku":"9780451531780","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_afe70a2a-3b9a-4554-9596-568faba69ea6.jpg?v=1685011009","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/to-be-young-gifted-and-lorraine-hansberry-9780451531780","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}