Chicago is a city of bookish abundance, home to countless literary giants past and present. The author Rebecca Makkai recommends works that capture its spirit.
Category: Hansberry, Lorraine
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The 25 Most Influential Works of Postwar Queer Literature
Six opinionated writers debate — and define — the state of L.G.B.T.Q. writing in order to make a list of the most essential works of fiction, poetry and drama right now.
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The New Black Canon: Books, Plays and Poems That Everyone Should Know
The New York Times – T Magazine:A guide to some of the undervalued 20th-century works that testify to the richness of the Black American literary archive.
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Oscar Isaac, Rachel Brosnahan and the Draw of a Neglected Hansberry Play
The New York Times – Movies:The first major New York revival of “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window,” Lorraine Hansberry’s 1964 Broadway play, comes to BAM this month. What took so long?
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Zadie Smith’s Play to Make Its New York Debut During BAM’s Spring Season
The New York Times – Music:In addition to Smith’s “The Wife of Willesden,” the Academy will present its annual DanceAfrica festival and a music series curated by Solange Knowles.