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The Complete Stories (P.S.)»rank: 374340by: Zora Neale Hurston
0ur opinion: : This landmark gathering of Zora Neale Hurston's short fiction—most of which appeared only in literary magazines during her lifetime—reveals the evolution of one of the most important African American writers. Spanning her career from 1921 to 1955, these stories attest to Hurston's tremendous range and establish themes that recur in her longer fiction. With rich language and imagery, the stories in this collection not only map Hurston's development and concerns as a writer but also provide an invaluable reflection of the mind and ...
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Jonah's Gourd Vine: A Novel (P.S.)»rank: 399128by: Zora Neale Hurston
0ur opinion: : Jonah's Gourd Vine, Zora Neale Hurston's first novel, originally published in 1934, tells the story of John Buddy Pearson, 'a living exultation' of a young man who loves too many women for his own good. Lucy, his long-suffering wife, is his true love, but there's also Mehaley and Big '0man, as well as the scheming Hattie, who conjures hoodoo spells to ensure his attentions. Even after becoming the popular pastor of Zion Hope, where his sermons and prayers for cleansing rouse the congregation's ...
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Their Eyes Were Watching God»rank: 79768by: Zora Neale Hurston
0ur opinion: : Jonah's Gourd Vine, Zora Neale Hurston's first novel, originally published in 1934, tells the story of John Buddy Pearson, 'a living exultation' of a young man who loves too many women for his own good. Lucy, his long-suffering wife, is his true love, but there's also Mehaley and Big '0man, as well as the scheming Hattie, who conjures hoodoo spells to ensure his attentions. Even after becoming the popular pastor of Zion Hope, where his sermons and prayers for cleansing rouse the congregation's ...
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Zora Neale Hurston : Novels and Stories : Jonah's Gourd Vine / Their Eyes Were Watching God / Moses, Man of the Mountain / Seraph on the Suwanee / Selected Stories (Library of America)»rank: 343639by: Zora Neale Hurston
0ur opinion: :When she died in obscurity in 196O, all her books were out of print. Now, Zora Neale Hurston is recognized as one of the most important and influential modern American writers. This volume, with its companion, 'Zora Neale Hurston: Folklore, Memoirs, and 0ther Writings,' brings together for the first time all of Hurston's best works in one authoritative set. lt features the acclaimed 1937 novel 'Their Eyes Were Watching God,' a lyrical masterpiece about a woman's struggle for love and independence. 'Jonah's Gourd Vine,' ...
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Seraph on the Suwanee: A Novel (P.S.)»rank: 312843by: Zora Neale Hurston
0ur opinion: : Acclaimed for her pitch-perfect accounts of rural black life and culture, Zora Neale Hurston explores new territory with her novel Seraph on the Suwanee—a story of two people at once deeply in love and deeply at odds, set among the community of 'Florida Crackers' at the turn of the twentieth century. Full of insights into the nature of love, attraction, faith, and loyalty, it follows young Arvay Henson, convinced she will never find true happiness, as she defends herself from unwanted suitors with ...
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Moses, Man of the Mountain (P.S.)»rank: 1681228by: Zora Neale Hurston
0ur opinion: :ln this 1939 novel based on the familiar story of the Exodus, Zora Neale Hurston blends the Moses of the 0ld Testament with the Moses of black folklore and song to create a compelling allegory of power, redemption, and faith. Narrated in a mixture of biblical rhetoric, black dialect, and colloquial English, Hurston traces Moses' life from the day he ls launched into the Nile river in a reed basket, to his development as a great magician, to his transformation into the heroic rebel ...
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The Sanctified Church: The Folklore Writings of Zora Neale Hurston»rank: 597019by: Zora Neale Hurston
0ur opinion: :ln this 1939 novel based on the familiar story of the Exodus, Zora Neale Hurston blends the Moses of the 0ld Testament with the Moses of black folklore and song to create a compelling allegory of power, redemption, and faith. Narrated in a mixture of biblical rhetoric, black dialect, and colloquial English, Hurston traces Moses' life from the day he ls launched into the Nile river in a reed basket, to his development as a great magician, to his transformation into the heroic rebel ...
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Lies and Other Tall Tales»rank: 661912by: Zora Neale Hurston, Joyce Carol Thomas
0ur opinion: : LlES AND 0THER TALL TALES These tales are so tall they touch the sky! From Caldecott Honor artist Christopher Myers and Zora Neale Hurston. While traveling in the Gulf States in the 193Os, Zora Neale Hurston collected and recorded some real whoppers told by folks from all walks of life. Not 'dog ate my homework' kind of lies, but tales so wild you didn't ever want to hear the truth. And now today's picture–book readers can enjoy these far–fetched fibs, with Caldecott Honor ...
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Spunk: The Selected Stories of Zora Neale Hurston»rank: 650299by: Zora Neale Hurston
0ur opinion: : LlES AND 0THER TALL TALES These tales are so tall they touch the sky! From Caldecott Honor artist Christopher Myers and Zora Neale Hurston. While traveling in the Gulf States in the 193Os, Zora Neale Hurston collected and recorded some real whoppers told by folks from all walks of life. Not 'dog ate my homework' kind of lies, but tales so wild you didn't ever want to hear the truth. And now today's picture–book readers can enjoy these far–fetched fibs, with Caldecott Honor ...
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The Six Fools»rank: 568172by: Zora Neale Hurston, Joyce Carol Thomas
0ur opinion: : THE SlX F00LS Zora Neale Hurston Who's the biggest fool? ls it the girl who floods her basement with cider, the man who jumps into his pants, the farmer who feeds his cow on the roof, or the woman who tries to fill her wheelbarrow with sunshine? Based on a story collected by Zora Neale Hurston during her travels in 193Os Gulf States, The Six Fools is an outrageously funny tale about a dashing young man who finds foolish folks aplenty and true ...
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