To Be Young, Gifted and Black by Lorraine Hansberry

To Be Young, Gifted and Black

Lorraine Hansberry

304 pages first pub 1969 (editions)

nonfiction memoir reflective slow-paced
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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 (w...

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Moods

inspiring 77%
reflective 77%
hopeful 66%
informative 66%
emotional 44%
sad 44%
dark 22%
challenging 11%
funny 11%
lighthearted 11%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 28%
fast 14%

Average rating

4.34

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