About: A Raisin in the Sun

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dbo:characterInPlay	Beneatha Younger Bobo George Murchison Joseph Asagai Karl Lindner Lena Younger (Mama) Moving Men Mrs. Johnson Ruth Younger Travis Younger Walter Younger
dbo:description	1959 play by Lorraine Hansberry (en) Theaterstück von Lorraine Hansberry (de) opera teatrale di Lorraine Hansberry (it) pièce de théâtre de Lorraine Hansberry (fr) sztuka teatralna (autor: Lorraine Hansberry) (pl) toneelstuk van Lorraine Hansberry (nl) מחזה מאת לוריין הנסברי (iw)
dbo:premiereDate	1959-03-11 (xsd:date)
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dbo:settingOfPlay	South Side, Chicago
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dbp:characters	(en) Bobo (en) Beneatha Younger (en) George Murchison (en) Joseph Asagai (en) Karl Lindner (en) Lena Younger (en) Moving Men (en) Mrs. Johnson (en) Ruth Younger (en) Travis Younger (en) Walter Younger (en)
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dbp:quote	What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? (en)
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rdfs:label	A Raisin in the Sun (en) زبيبة في الشمس (ar) A Raisin in the Sun (de) Un raisin au soleil (pièce) (fr) 陽なたの干しぶどう (ja) A Raisin in the Sun (opera teatrale) (it) 日光下的葡萄干 (zh)
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