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The film did essentially bring Hansberry's extraordinary play to the screen, but it failed to fulfill her cinematic vision. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, with this landmark edition of Lorraine Hansberry's original script for the movie of \u003ci\u003eA Raisin in the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e that audiences never viewed, readers have at hand an epic, eloquent work capturing not only the life and dreams of a Black family, but the Chicago--and the society--that surround and shape them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImportant changes in dialogue and exterior shots, a stunning shift of focus to her male protagonist, and a dramatic rewriting of the final scene show us an artist who understood and used the cinematic medium to transform a stage play into a different art form--a profound and powerful film.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lorraine Hansberry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berkley Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.91h x 4.19w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780451183880\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e12793 \/ Raisin in the Sun (Unfilmed Original Screenplay)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLorraine Hansberry \u003c\/b\u003e(1930-1965) electrified the theatrical world with her first play, \u003ci\u003eA Raisin in the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the New York Critics Circle Award for the 1958-59 season. 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Her former husband and literary executor, the late Robert Nemiroff, posthumously produced and published her \u003ci\u003eTo Be Young, Gifted and Black\u003c\/i\u003e and the musical \u003ci\u003eRaisin\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Nemiroff\u003c\/b\u003e (1929-1991) was a Broadway producer and the literary executor of Lorraine Hansberry's estate.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Berkley Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39823301705843,"sku":"9780451183880","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_6b0c2d67-773c-4e6c-ab0b-b5e781344873.jpg?v=1644527528"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/collections\/performing-arts\/performing-arts.oembed?page=358","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}