Les Blancs
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Les Blancs is a posthumously produced play by Lorraine Hansberry that powerfully examines African anti-colonial struggle and the moral complexities of revolution.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Les Blancs canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
play
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theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Lorraine Hansberry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | earlier drafts by Lorraine Hansberry ⓘ |
| character |
Abioseh Matoseh
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Eric Matoseh NERFINISHED ⓘ Madame Neilsen NERFINISHED ⓘ The Colonel NERFINISHED ⓘ The Missionary NERFINISHED ⓘ Tshembe Matoseh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| co-adapter | Robert Nemiroff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception |
noted for its searing examination of colonialism
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recognized as Hansberry’s most explicitly political play ⓘ |
| developmentStatus | posthumously completed ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | three-act play ⓘ |
| firstProduced | 1970 ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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political drama ⓘ postcolonial drama ⓘ |
| historicalContext | African independence movements of the 20th century ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableDirector | Yaël Farber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableProduction | 2016 National Theatre production in London ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre | Longacre Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Robert Nemiroff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | published play script ⓘ |
| publisher | Samuel French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
A Raisin in the Sun
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The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | fictional African country ⓘ |
| style | realist drama with symbolic elements ⓘ |
| subject |
African anti-colonial struggle
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colonialism ⓘ moral complexity of violence ⓘ revolution ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between violence and nonviolence
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family loyalty and betrayal ⓘ legacy of European colonialism in Africa ⓘ racial oppression ⓘ religion and missionization ⓘ responsibility of the intellectual ⓘ |
| timeOfWriting | 1960s ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | mid-20th century ⓘ |
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