num_pages: 340
description: The Unfilmed Original Screenplay of an American classic.This is a landmark volume of the epic, original film script written by Lorraine Hansberry, adapted from her stage play. But movie audiences did not know that nearly a third of her powerful screenplay had been cut. This edition restores all of these deletions and delivers the screenplay that is true to Hansberry's vision.
language: English
title: A Raisin in the Sun and The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
titlecomplete: A Raisin in the Sun and The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
characters: Walter Younger, Ruth Younger, Beneatha Younger, Lena Younger, Travis Younger
genres: Classics, School, African American, Drama, Plays, High School, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Read For School, Theatre
ratings_count: 92132
places: Illinois, Chicago, 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: Plume