A Raisin in the Sun

1959 play by Lorraine Hansberry
VisualArtwork literary_work Q300532
A Raisin in the Sun
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A Raisin in the Sun

Summary

A Raisin in the Sun is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,095 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Raisin in the Sun authored Lorraine Hansberry[3].
  • A Raisin in the Sun's image is recorded as "A Raisin in the Sun", by Lorraine Hansberry.jpg[4].
  • A Raisin in the Sun's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • A Raisin in the Sun's genre is recorded as drama[6].
  • A Raisin in the Sun's GND ID is recorded as 4131506-6[7].
  • A Raisin in the Sun's Commons category is recorded as A Raisin in the Sun[8].
  • A Raisin in the Sun's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • A Raisin in the Sun's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • A Raisin in the Sun's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03n0y_[11].
  • A Raisin in the Sun's narrative location is recorded as South Side[12].
  • A Raisin in the Sun's date of first performance is recorded as +1959-03-11T00:00:00Z[13].
  • A Raisin in the Sun's Internet Broadway Database show ID is recorded as 1252[14].
  • A Raisin in the Sun's Theatricalia play ID is recorded as 48b[15].
  • A Raisin in the Sun's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/A-Raisin-in-the-Sun-play[16].
  • A Raisin in the Sun's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'A Raisin in the Sun'}[17].
  • A Raisin in the Sun's location of first performance is recorded as Ethel Barrymore Theatre[18].
  • A Raisin in the Sun's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Book", "ARaisinInTheSun"][19].
  • A Raisin in the Sun's derivative work is recorded as Raisin[20].
  • A Raisin in the Sun's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[21].
  • A Raisin in the Sun's form of creative work is recorded as play[22].
  • A Raisin in the Sun's Goodreads work ID is recorded as 3154525[23].
  • A Raisin in the Sun's Penguin Random House work ID is recorded as 325191[24].
  • A Raisin in the Sun's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 42878[25].
  • A Raisin in the Sun's IDU play ID is recorded as 7243[26].
  • A Raisin in the Sun's Yale LUX ID is recorded as text/15cbf6b3-37e9-4d60-9888-cb13b7487346[27].

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Works and Contributions

A Raisin in the Sun authored Lorraine Hansberry[3].

Why It Matters

A Raisin in the Sun ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,095 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . ibdb.com. Retrieved . ibdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual Study of Theatre Institute. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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