num_pages: 142
description: A three-act play concerned with the tensions in a working-class black family in Chicago.
language: English
title: A Raisin in the Sun
titlecomplete: A Raisin in the Sun
characters: Walter Younger, Ruth Younger, Beneatha Younger, Lena Younger, Travis Younger
genres: Read For School, Historical Fiction, Theatre, School, Drama, Plays, High School, Classics, African American, Fiction
ratings_count: 92129
places: Chicago, Illinois, Illinois
awards: awardedAt: -347126400000
name: New York Drama Critics' Circle Award
category: Best American Play, awardedAt: 1325404800000
name: Audie Award
category: Multi-Voiced Performance
publisher: Random House