By Lorraine Hansberry (author)
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.Les Blancs prophetically confronts the hope and tragedy of Africa in revolution. Set in a Christian mission in a colony about to explode, no one can evade the consequences of white colonialism and imperatives of black liberation. Tshembe Matoseh, the English educated son of a chief, has returned to bury his father. His teenage brother is an alcoholic and his older brother a priest and traitor to his people. Tshembe must decide how to act while the powerful Spirit of Africa pursues him.
Final text adapted by Robert Nemiroff.
Lorraine Hansberry was born in 1930 in Southside, Chicago. Her first play, A Raisin in the Sun , opened in March 1959 and made history by being the first play written by a female black author to be staged on Broadway and won the New York Critics' Circle Award. Her career was cut short by her death when she was only 34.
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.Les Blancs prophetically confronts the hope and tragedy of Africa in revolution. Set in a Christian mission in a colony about to explode, no one can evade the consequences of white colonialism and imperatives of black liberation.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Les Blancs and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-18 years old
Les Blancs features in the following genres: Featured Books for 13+ readers, Featured Books for Young Adults, Historical Fiction, PSHE: Multiculturalism, Diversity and Inclusion, Recommendations, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE)
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Les Blancs was written by Lorraine Hansberry and published by Samuel French Limited
Les Blancs has 120 pages
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