Assembled from plays; essays; letters; drawings; and photographs; this memoir records the passionate engagement and spectacular accomplishment of the playwright of A Raisin in the Sun.It follows Lorraine Hansberry from her childhood in Chicago (where her family encountered vicious resistance when it moved into a white neighborhood); through her arrival in New York; where the triumph of A Raisin in the Sun made her famous virtually overnight; to her death at the tragically early age of thirty-four. Above all; Hansberry's autobiography rings with the voice of its creator: a black woman who could be angry; loving; bitter; touchingly funny; and defiantly proud.
#45487 in Books Terry Tempest Williams 1992-09-01 1992-09-01Ingredients: Example IngredientsOriginal language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.00 x .70 x 5.20l; .57 #File Name: 0679740244336 pagesRefuge An Unnatural History of Family and Place
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I read this book for a class but connected to ...By AlexisI read this book for a class but connected to it strongly. I gave it as a gift to my mother in the hope it may be interesting to her in the aftermath of similar life situations to Williams.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Beautiful; edifying readBy M. DeAnn MorrisI am from the very spots in Utah that this author describes so eloquently. I loved reading about my old haunts. It was lovely the way Ms Williams interwove the environment into the story of her family.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Sad; but great nonfictionBy greenwriterReally a heartwarming book. is probably the cheapest place to find this book. I got it new and kind of wished I would have got it used to save a little cash. Williams is a wonderful environmental writer. It is so interesting how she connects illness with the devastation affecting her beloved Great Salt Lake bird refuge. Being non-religious myself; I thought Williams really educated the reader on mormonism and her beliefs. It was eye-opening to have a writer who is not trying to crame their religion down our throats. I definitely cried multiple times throughout this book. It also sparked an interest in birds for me.
