Their Eyes were Watching God

Informationen zum Autor Zora Neale Hurston wrote four novels ( Jonah’s Gourd Vine; Their Eyes Were Watching God; Moses, Man of the Mountains; and Seraph on the Suwanee ) and was still working on her fifth novel, The Life of Herod the Great , when she died; three books of folklore ( Mules and Men  and the posthumously published Go Gator and Muddy the Water and Every Tongue Got to Confess ); a work of anthropological research ( Tell My Horse ); an autobiography (Dust Tracks on a Road ); an international bestselling ethnographic work ( Barracoon ); and over fifty short stories, essays, and plays. She was born in Notasulga, Alabama, grew up in Eatonville, Florida, and lived her last years in Fort Pierce, Florida. Klappentext One of the most important works of twentieth-century American literature, Zora Neale Hurston's beloved 1937 classic, Their Eyes Were Watching God , is an enduring Southern love story sparkling with wit, beauty, and heartfelt wisdom. Told in the captivating voice of a woman who refuses to live in sorrow, bitterness, fear, or foolish romantic dreams, it is the story of fair-skinned, fiercely independent Janie Crawford, and her evolving selfhood through three marriages and a life marked by poverty, trials, and purpose. A true literary wonder, Hurston's masterwork remains as relevant and affecting today as when it was first published -- perhaps the most widely read and highly regarded novel in the entire canon of African American literature. Zusammenfassung “A deeply soulful novel that comprehends love and cruelty! and separates the big people from the small of heart! without ever losing sympathy for those unfortunates who don’t know how to live properly.” —Zadie Smith One of the most important and enduring books of the twentieth century! Their Eyes Were Watching God brings to life a Southern love story with the wit and pathos found only in the writing of Zora Neale Hurston. Out of print for almost thirty years—due largely to initial audiences’ rejection of its strong black female protagonist—Hurston’s classic has since its 1978 reissue become perhaps the most widely read and highly acclaimed novel in the canon of African-American literature. ...

Product details

• Authors: Zora Neale Hurston, Zora Neale Hurston
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.02.2008
• EAN: 9780061470370
• ISBN: 978-0-06-147037-0
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 228 mm x 18 mm
• Series: Harperluxe Large Print; Harperluxe Large Print
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; WOMEN'S LITERATURE: LITERATURE/FICTION, FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Women, LITERATURE: WOMEN'S LITERATURE, FICTION: Family Life / Marriage & Divorce, FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE: FICTION, FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE: CLASSIC FICTION, COMMON CORE: LITERATURE, COMMON CORE: EXEMPLAR TEXTS, FICTION: Classics, LITERATURE: CLASSICS, FICTION: Cultural Heritage, FICTION: African American & Black / Historical, AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES: LITERATURE, LITERATURE: AFRICAN AMERICAN, FICTION: Southern, AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES: CLASSIC LITERATURE, HARPER PERENNIAL CLASSICS: FICTION