By Lorraine Hansberry Hardcover, 160pp, 2002 A Raisin in the Sun, written by the then twenty-nine-year-old Hansberry, was the "movin’ on up" morality play of the 1960s. Martin had mesmerized millions, and integration was seen as the stairway to heaven. Raisin had something for everyone, and for this reason it was the recipient of the prestigious New York Drama Critics Circle Award.... 17203$4.99

A Raisin in the Sun: The Unfilmed Original ScreenplayBy Lorraine Hansberry Softcover, 206pp, 1992 This landmark volume brings readers an epic, eloquent work: the only edition available of the original script Lorraine Hansberry wrote to transform her incomparable stage play into film. The 1961 movie, now a classic of the American cinema, earned Hansberry a Cannes Film Festival award. But audiences didn't know that nearly a third of her exciting, powerful screenplay had been cut... 10704$5.99

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