A Raisin in the Sun: The Unfilmed Original Screenplay

The 1961 film version of A Raisin in the Sun, with a screenplay by the author, won an award at the Cannes Film Festival, even though one-third of the actual screenplay had been cut out. This completely restored screenplay is the accurate and authoritative edition of Hansberry's script, and a testiment to her accomplishment as a black woman artist.

" A beautiful, lovable play. It is affectionately human, funny and touching. . . . A work of theatrical magic in which the usual barrier between audience and stage disappears."
John Chapman, "New York News"
" An honest, intelligible, and moving experience."
Walter Kerr, "New York Herald Tribune"
" Miss Hansberry has etched her characters with understanding, and told her story with dramatic impact. She has a keen sense of humor, an ear for accurate speech and compassion for people."
Robert Coleman, New York" Mirror"
" A Raisin in the Sun has vigor as well as veracity."
Brooks Atkinson," "New York" Times
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" It is honest drama, catching up real people. . . . It will make you proud of human beings."
Frank Aston, New York "World-Telegram & Sun"
" A wonderfully emotional evening."
John McClain, New York "Journal American
""From the Hardcover edition."