num_pages: 120
description: A black family's struggle for equality in 1950s Chicago. In south side Chicago, Walter Lee, a black chauffer, dreams of a better life, and hoes to use his father's life insurance money to open a liquor store. His mother, who rejects the liquor business, uses the money to secure a proper house for the family. Mr Lindner, a representative of the all-white neighbourhood, tries to buy them out.
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: Fiction, Plays, African American, Theatre, Classics, Drama, Read For School, Historical Fiction, High School, School
ratings_count: 92124
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: Methuen Drama