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Their Eyes Were Watching God (Paperback, Reissue): Zora Neale Hurston Their Eyes Were Watching God (Paperback, Reissue)
Zora Neale Hurston; Introduction by Zadie Smith 1
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One of the most influential novels of the twentieth century.

Originally published in 1937, 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.

Fair and long-legged, independent and articulate, Janie Crawford sets out to be her own person—no mean feat for a black woman in the '30s. Janie's quest for identity takes her through three marriages and into a journey back to her roots.

De Turkey and De Law - A Comedy in Three Acts (Hardcover): Zora Neale Hurston De Turkey and De Law - A Comedy in Three Acts (Hardcover)
Zora Neale Hurston
R774 Discovery Miles 7 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
You Don’t Know Us Negroes and Other Essays: Zora Neale Hurston You Don’t Know Us Negroes and Other Essays
Zora Neale Hurston; Introduction by Henry Louis Gates Jr; Edited by Genevieve West
R289 Discovery Miles 2 890 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

‘One of the greatest writers of our time.’ Toni Morrison ‘You Don’t Know Us Negroes adds immeasurably to our understanding of Hurston … her words make it impossible for readers to consider her anything but one of the intellectual giants of the 20th century.’ The New York Times Book Review Introduction by New York Times bestselling author Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Genevieve West Spanning more than 35 years of work, the first comprehensive collection of essays, criticism, and articles by the legendary author of the Harlem Renaissance, Zora Neale Hurston, showcasing the evolution of her distinctive style as an author. You Don’t Know Us Negroes is the quintessential gathering of provocative essays from one of the world’s most celebrated writers, Zora Neale Hurston. Spanning more than three decades and penned during the backdrop of the birth of the Harlem Renaissance, Montgomery bus boycott, desegregation of the military, and school integration, Hurston’s writing articulates the beauty and authenticity of Black life as only she could. Collectively, these essays showcase the roles enslavement and Jim Crow have played in intensifying Black people’s inner lives and culture rather than destroying it. She argues that in the process of surviving, Black people re-interpreted every aspect of American culture—"modif[ying] the language, mode of food preparation, practice of medicine, and most certainly religion.†White supremacy prevents the world from seeing or completely recognizing Black people in their full humanity and Hurston made it her job to lift the veil and reveal the heart and soul of the race. These pages reflect Hurston as the controversial figure she was – someone who stated that feminism is a mirage and that the integration of schools did not necessarily improve the education of Black students. Also covered is the sensational trial of Ruby McCollum, a wealthy Black woman convicted in 1952 for killing her lover, a white doctor. Demonstrating the breadth of this revered and influential writer’s work, You Don’t Know Us Negroes and Other Essays is an invaluable chronicle of a writer’s development and a window into her world and mind.

Mule Bone - A Comedy of Negro Life (Paperback): Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes Mule Bone - A Comedy of Negro Life (Paperback)
Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes
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The only collaboration between the two brightest lights of the Harlem Renaissance--Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes

In 1930, two giants of African American literature joined forces to create a lively, insightful, often wildly farcical look inside a rural Southern black community--the three-act play "Mule Bone." In this hilarious story, Jim and Dave are a struggling song-and-dance team, and when a woman comes between them, chaos ensues in their tiny Florida hometown. This extraordinary theatrical work broke new ground while triggering a bitter controversy between the collaborators that kept it out of the public eye for sixty years.

This edition of the rarely seen stage classic features Hurston's original short story, "The Bone of Contention," as well as the complete recounting of the acrimonious literary dispute that prevented Mule Bone from being produced or published until decades after the authors' deaths.

Barracoon: Adapted for Young Readers (Hardcover): Zora Neale Hurston Barracoon: Adapted for Young Readers (Hardcover)
Zora Neale Hurston; Illustrated by Jazzmen Lee-Johnson; Ibram X. Kendi
R303 Discovery Miles 3 030 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick (Paperback): Zora Neale Hurston Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick (Paperback)
Zora Neale Hurston
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R226 Discovery Miles 2 260 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

From 'one of the greatest writers of our time' (Toni Morrison) - the author of Their Eyes Were Watching God and Barracoon - a collection of remarkable short stories from the Harlem Renaissance With a foreword by Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage 'Genius' Alice Walker 'Rigorous, convincing, dazzling' Zadie Smith on Their Eyes Were Watching God In 1925, college student Zora Neale Hurston - the sole black student at Barnard College, New York - was living in the city, 'desperately striving for a toe-hold on the world.' During this period, she began writing short works that captured the zeitgeist of African American life and transformed her into one of the central figures of the Harlem Renaissance. Nearly a century later, this singular talent is recognised as one of the most influential and revered American artists of the modern period. Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick is an outstanding collection of stories about love and migration, gender and class, racism and sexism that proudly reflect African American folk culture. Brought together for the first time in one volume, they include eight of Hurston's 'lost' Harlem stories, which were found in forgotten periodicals and archives. These stories challenge conceptions of Hurston as an author of rural fiction and include gems that flash with her biting, satiric humour, as well as more serious tales reflective of the cultural currents of Hurston's world. All are timeless classics that enrich our understanding and appreciation of this exceptional writer's voice and her contributions to America's literary traditions.

Magnolia Flower (Hardcover): Zora Neale Hurston Magnolia Flower (Hardcover)
Zora Neale Hurston; Illustrated by Loveis Wise; Ibram X. Kendi
R345 Discovery Miles 3 450 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A Kirkus and Shelf Awareness Best Book of 2022! From beloved African American folklorist Zora Neale Hurston comes a moving adaptation by National Book Award winner and #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist and Antiracist Baby, Ibram X. Kendi. Magnolia Flower follows a young Afro Indigenous girl who longs for freedom and is gorgeously illustrated by Loveis Wise (The People Remember, Ablaze with Color). Born to parents who fled slavery and the Trail of Tears, Magnolia Flower is a girl with a vibrant spirit. Not to be deterred by rigid ways of the world, she longs to connect with others, who too long for freedom. She finds this in a young man of letters who her father disapproves of. In her quest to be free, Magnolia must make a choice and set off on a journey that will prove just how brave one can be when leading with one's heart. The acclaimed writer of several American classics, Zora Neale Hurston wrote this stirring folktale brimming with poetic prose, culture, and history. It was first published as a short story in The Spokesman in 1925 and later in her collection Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick (2020). Tenderly retold by #1 New York Times bestselling and National Book Award-winning author Ibram X. Kendi, Magnolia Flower is a story of a transformative and radical devotion between generations of Indigenous and Black people in America. With breathtaking illustrations by Loveis Wise, this picture book reminds us that there is no force strong enough to stop love.

Their Eyes Were Watching God (Paperback): Zora Neale Hurston Their Eyes Were Watching God (Paperback)
Zora Neale Hurston
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R448 R345 Discovery Miles 3 450 Save R103 (23%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

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.

Tell My Horse - Voodoo and Life in Haiti and Jamaica (Paperback): Zora Neale Hurston Tell My Horse - Voodoo and Life in Haiti and Jamaica (Paperback)
Zora Neale Hurston
R399 R335 Discovery Miles 3 350 Save R64 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Based on acclaimed author Zora Neale Hurston's personal experiences in Haiti and Jamaica--where she participated as an initiate rather than just an observer during her visits in the 1930s--"Tell My Horse" is a fascinating firsthand account of the mysteries of Voodoo. An invaluable resource and remarkable guide to Voodoo practices, rituals, and beliefs, it is a travelogue into a dark, mystical world that offers a vividly authentic picture of ceremonies, customs, and superstitions.

You Don't Know Us Negroes and Other Essays (Hardcover): Zora Neale Hurston, Henry Louis Gates You Don't Know Us Negroes and Other Essays (Hardcover)
Zora Neale Hurston, Henry Louis Gates
R778 R662 Discovery Miles 6 620 Save R116 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
You Don't Know Us Negroes and Other Essays (Paperback): Zora Neale Hurston, Henry Louis Gates, Genevieve West You Don't Know Us Negroes and Other Essays (Paperback)
Zora Neale Hurston, Henry Louis Gates, Genevieve West
R504 R391 Discovery Miles 3 910 Save R113 (22%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Making of Butterflies (Board book): Zora Neale Hurston The Making of Butterflies (Board book)
Zora Neale Hurston; Illustrated by Kah Yangni; Ibram X. Kendi
R166 Discovery Miles 1 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

“Kendi and Yangni collaborate to introduce young children to the African American folklore tradition and to Hurston’s importance within that tradition.†—The Horn Book A First Folktale from the creators of Magnolia Flower, Zora Neale Hurston and Ibram X. Kendi, about the origin of butterflies. The Creator wuz all finished and thru makin’ de world. But soon, the Creator finds themselves flying through the sky, making gorgeous butterflies of every color, shape, and size. Find out why butterflies were made in Zora Neale Hurston's stunning and layered African American folktale retold by #1 New York Times bestselling and National Book Award–winning author Ibram X. Kendi and illustrated by Kah Yangni. This accessible and sizable board book is perfect for introducing the youngest of readers to the beauty of Hurston's storytelling and will spark curiosity in children about how things in our world came to be.

Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick - Stories from the Harlem Renaissance (Hardcover): Zora Neale Hurston Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick - Stories from the Harlem Renaissance (Hardcover)
Zora Neale Hurston
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R695 R597 Discovery Miles 5 970 Save R98 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

From "one of the greatest writers of our time" (Toni Morrison)--the author of Barracoon and Their Eyes Were Watching God--a collection of remarkable stories, including eight "lost" Harlem Renaissance tales now available to a wide audience for the first time. New York Times' Books to Watch for Buzzfeed's Most Anticipated Books Newsweek's Most Anticipated Books Forbes.com's Most Anticipated Books E!'s Top Books to Read Glamour's Best Books Essence's Best Books by Black Authors In 1925, Barnard student Zora Neale Hurston--the sole black student at the college--was living in New York, "desperately striving for a toe-hold on the world." During this period, she began writing short works that captured the zeitgeist of African American life and transformed her into one of the central figures of the Harlem Renaissance. Nearly a century later, this singular talent is recognized as one of the most influential and revered American artists of the modern period. Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick is an outstanding collection of stories about love and migration, gender and class, racism and sexism that proudly reflect African American folk culture. Brought together for the first time in one volume, they include eight of Hurston's "lost" Harlem stories, which were found in forgotten periodicals and archives. These stories challenge conceptions of Hurston as an author of rural fiction and include gems that flash with her biting, satiric humor, as well as more serious tales reflective of the cultural currents of Hurston's world. All are timeless classics that enrich our understanding and appreciation of this exceptional writer's voice and her contributions to America's literary traditions.

Their Eyes Were Watching God (Hardcover): Zora Neale Hurston Their Eyes Were Watching God (Hardcover)
Zora Neale Hurston
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R701 R591 Discovery Miles 5 910 Save R110 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Barracoon - The Story of the Last Black Cargo (Large print, Paperback, Large type / large print edition): Zora Neale Hurston Barracoon - The Story of the Last Black Cargo (Large print, Paperback, Large type / large print edition)
Zora Neale Hurston; Foreword by Alice Walker; Introduction by Deborah G Plant
R714 R627 Discovery Miles 6 270 Save R87 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Every Tongue Got to Confess - Negro Folk-Tales from the Gulf States (Paperback, 1st Perennial ed): Zora Neale Hurston Every Tongue Got to Confess - Negro Folk-Tales from the Gulf States (Paperback, 1st Perennial ed)
Zora Neale Hurston
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R456 R386 Discovery Miles 3 860 Save R70 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Every Tongue Got to Confess is an extensive volume of African American folklore that Zora Neale Hurston collected on her travels through the Gulf States in the late 1920s.

The bittersweet and often hilarious tales -- which range from longer narratives about God, the Devil, white folk, and mistaken identity to witty one-liners -- reveal attitudes about faith, love, family, slavery, race, and community. Together, this collection of nearly 500 folktales weaves a vibrant tapestry that celebrates African American life in the rural South and represents a major part of Zora Neale Hurston's literary legacy.

Their Eyes Were Watching God (Large print, Paperback, Large type / large print edition): Zora Neale Hurston Their Eyes Were Watching God (Large print, Paperback, Large type / large print edition)
Zora Neale Hurston
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R766 R673 Discovery Miles 6 730 Save R93 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

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.

Seraph on the Suwanee (Paperback): Zora Neale Hurston Seraph on the Suwanee (Paperback)
Zora Neale Hurston
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R412 R350 Discovery Miles 3 500 Save R62 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

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 hysterical fits and religious fervor. But into her life comes bright and enterprising Jim Meserve, who knows that Arvay is the woman for him, and nothing she can do will dissuade him.

Alive with the same passion and understanding of the human heart that made Their Eyes Were Watching God a classic, Hurston's Seraph on the Suwanee masterfully explores the evolution of a marriage and the conflicting desires of an unforgettable young woman in search of herself and her place in the world.

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 hysterical fits and religious fervor. But into her life comes bright and enterprising Jim Meserve, who knows that Arvay is the woman for him, and nothing she can do will dissuade him.

Alive with the same passion and understanding of the human heart that made Their Eyes Were Watching God a classic, Hurston's Seraph on the Suwanee masterfully explores the evolution of a marriage and the conflicting desires of an unforgettable young woman in search of herself and her place in the world.

Dust Tracks on a Road - A Memoir (Paperback): Zora Neale Hurston Dust Tracks on a Road - A Memoir (Paperback)
Zora Neale Hurston
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R456 R386 Discovery Miles 3 860 Save R70 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"I have been in Sorrow's kitchen and licked out all the pots. Then I have stood on the peaky mountain wrapped in rainbows with a harp and a sword in my hands."

First published in 1942 at the crest of her popularity, this is Zora Neale Hurston's unrestrained account of her rise from childhood poverty in the rural South to prominence among the leading artists and intellectuals of the Harlem Renaissance. Full of wit and wisdom, and audaciously spirited, "Dust Tracks on a Road" offers a rare, poignant glimpse of the life -- public and private -- of a premier African-American writer, artist, anthropologist and champion of the black heritage."Warm, witty, imaginative, and down-to-earth by turns, this is a rich and winning book by one of our genuine, Grade A, folk writers." "--The New Yorker"

Moses, Man of the Mountain (Paperback): Zora Neale Hurston Moses, Man of the Mountain (Paperback)
Zora Neale Hurston
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R388 R330 Discovery Miles 3 300 Save R58 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In this 1939 novel based on the familiar story of the Exodus, Zora Neale Hurston blends the Moses of the Old 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's life from the day he is launched into the Nile river in a reed basket, to his development as a great magician, to his transformation into the heroic rebel leader, the Great Emancipator. From his dramatic confrontations with Pharaoh to his fragile negotiations with the wary Hebrews, this very human story is told with great humor, passion, and psychological insight--the hallmarks of Hurston as a writer and champion of black culture.

Barracoon - The Story of the Last Black Cargo (Paperback): Zora Neale Hurston Barracoon - The Story of the Last Black Cargo (Paperback)
Zora Neale Hurston; Foreword by Alice Walker; Introduction by Deborah G Plant
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R439 R236 Discovery Miles 2 360 Save R203 (46%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Paperback): Zora Neale Hurston Their Eyes Were Watching God (Paperback)
Zora Neale Hurston; Introduction by Zadie Smith 1
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R299 R243 Discovery Miles 2 430 Save R56 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

She was stretched on her back beneath the pear tree soaking in the alto chant of the visiting bees, the gold of the sun and the panting breath of the breeze when the inaudible voice of it all came to her . . . When sixteen-year-old Janie is caught kissing shiftless Johnny Taylor, her grandmother swiftly marries her off to an old man with sixty acres. Janie endures two stifling marriages before she finally meets the man of her dreams - who offers not diamonds, but a packet of flowering seeds. 'Their Eyes Were Watching God is one of the very greatest American novels of the 20th century. It is so lyrical it should be sentimental; it is so passionate it should be overwrought, but it is instead a rigorous, convincing and dazzling piece of prose, as emotionally satisfying as it is impressive. There is no novel I love more' - Zadie Smith Books included in the VMC 40th anniversary series include: Frost in May by Antonia White; The Collected Stories of Grace Paley; Fire from Heaven by Mary Renault; The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter; The Weather in the Streets by Rosamond Lehmann; Deep Water by Patricia Highsmith; The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West; Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston; Heartburn by Nora Ephron; The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy; Memento Mori by Muriel Spark; A View of the Harbour by Elizabeth Taylor; and Faces in the Water by Janet Frame

Their Eyes Were Watching God (Paperback, 1st Harper Perennial Modern Classics ed): Zora Neale Hurston Their Eyes Were Watching God (Paperback, 1st Harper Perennial Modern Classics ed)
Zora Neale Hurston
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R440 R336 Discovery Miles 3 360 Save R104 (24%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

With a Foreword by Edwidge Danticat and an Afterword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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.

Barracoon - The Story of the Last Slave (Paperback): Zora Neale Hurston Barracoon - The Story of the Last Slave (Paperback)
Zora Neale Hurston; Foreword by Alice Walker 1
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R223 Discovery Miles 2 230 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Abducted from Africa, sold in America. "A deeply affecting record of an extraordinary life"- Daily Telegraph A major literary event: a newly published work from the author of the American classic Their Eyes Were Watching God, with a foreword from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker. The true story of one of the last-known survivors of the Atlantic slave trade. In August 1931, famed anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston travelled to Alabama to visit ninety-year-old Cudjo Lewis, a former slave. Over three months, Cudjo shared heart-rending memories of his childhood in Africa; the horrors of being captured - fifty years after slavery was outlawed - and held in the Ouidah barracoons for selection by American slavers; the harrowing ordeal of the Middle Passage aboard the Clotilda with over one hundred other souls; and the years he spent in slavery. Barracoon brings to life Cudjo's singular voice in an invaluable contribution to history and culture, a work as poignant as it is profound.

Spunk - A Short Story;Including the Introductory Essay 'A Brief History of the Harlem Renaissance' (Paperback): Zora... Spunk - A Short Story;Including the Introductory Essay 'A Brief History of the Harlem Renaissance' (Paperback)
Zora Neale Hurston
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R315 Discovery Miles 3 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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