In 1959, Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun energized the conversation about how Americans live together across lines of race and difference. In Reimagining �� Raisin in the
Sun,��Rebecca Ann Rugg and Harvey Young bring together four contemporary plays��ncluding 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner Clybourne Park��hat, in their engagement with Hansberry's play,
illuminate the tensions and anxieties that still surround neighborhood integration.�
The conversation around A Raisin in the Sun has continued unabated since its premiere fifty years ago. Rugg and Young's book will serve as a valuable resource to fans, scholars, and
students alike.
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