books by Zora Neale Hurston     books:     Zora Neale Hurston      Tell My Horse : Voodoo and Life in Haiti and Jamaica Zora Neale Hurston Harper Perennial, 1990 Great but dated A highly influential book on vodou in its day and worth buying still as an historical document, but now rather dated in terms of information. A good book to accompany this would be Vodou Shaman by Ross Heaven, which brings the whole subject area truly up to date.             Mules and Men (P.S.) Zora Neale Hurston Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2008 The Queen of Black Folklore Whne I was 12 years old in the Summer of 1977, I found this book at the local library. I immediately saw the connection between this and the tales my father and older Blacks told around town, and this led ot my lifelong interest in folklore. This book was actually ...             Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography (P.S.) Zora Neale Hurston Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006 Khalia This autobiography focuses equally on her opinions (highly untraditional)and her life (also highly unorthodox) giving the reader an unashamed glance to peer into the deepest wells of her being.             Zora Neale Hurston : Folklore, Memoirs, and Other Writings : Mules and Men, Tell My Horse, Dust Tracks on a ... Zora Neale Hurston Library of America, 1995 Any Hurston writing is worth the reading The debate of whether Ms Hurston was a true Harlem Renaissance writer is does so little justice to her contributions to that scene that I spent an entire semester debating it. Of course she was and she was one of the writers who helped give it its significance. Just ...             Jonah's Gourd Vine: A Novel (P.S.) Zora Neale Hurston Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2008 One of the best books I have ever read I always thought of Toni Morrison as the leader, the queen, and the matriarch of black women's fiction, but the more I read of Zora Neale Hurston, the more I feel that everyone else must have taken their cues from her! Her writing is enchanting and thought ...             Their Eyes Were Watching God Zora Neale Hurston Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006 Southern Florida in the early 20th century and one black woman's story This 1937 novel has become a classic of its time. It is a mere 184 pages long, but the edition of the book I read is packed by commentary. I skipped this commentary because I wasn't particularly interested in literary or social analysis. I just wanted to experience ...             Zora Neale Hurston : Novels and Stories : Jonah's Gourd Vine / Their Eyes Were Watching God / Moses, Man of ... Zora Neale Hurston Library of America, 1995 Inspired If Ms Hurston finally gets the readers she deserves, she will take her place among America's finest writers of the 20th Century. She is a joy to read and repays second and third perusals. The oral narrative quality of her writing places her squarely in the company of ...             Their Eyes Were Watching God CD Zora Neale Hurston Caedmon, 2004 Thier Eyes....wonderfully rendered This audio production on CD of Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God" is beautifully read by Ruby Dee. Hurston was known for her ability to write in the dialect of the rural South, thereby imbuing her work with a verisimilitude that makes it possible for a ...             Every Tongue Got to Confess: Negro Folk-tales from the Gulf States Zora Neale Hurston Harper Perennial, 2002 Excellent collection of Black Folklore If you grew up hearing older folks get together and swap wild stories, or if you have an academic interest in folklore, then this is for you! Essentially, the great Folklorist Zora Neale Hurston spent 1928 and 29 among rural Blacks in Florida and Alabama jotting down ...             I Love Myself When I Am Laughing... And Then Again: A Zora Neale Hurston Reader Zora Neale Hurston The Feminist Press at CUNY, 1993 Fantastic for Research Purposes I am using this text as mainly research for an honors thesis I am writing for my Undergraduate English major. Although it was extremely helpful making connections and describing Hurston the author, it was also extremely enjoyable, holding not only critical essays but ...             Moses, Man of the Mountain Zora Neale Hurston Harper Perennial, 1991 Brilliant examination of race, class, politics, conviction This is a brilliant novel. Hurston retells the story of Moses through the lens of black history and of her own day; the reader can see Hitler in Pharoah, the ghettos of Europe and America in Goshen. The Hebrews of Hurston's tale are European Jews under National ...             Their Eyes Were Watching God LP Zora Neale Hurston HarperLuxe, 2008 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 ...             The Best Short Stories by Black Writers, 1899-1967: The Classic Anthology James Baldwin, Gwendolyn Brooks, ... Back Bay Books, 1969 "The Best Short Stories by Black Writers" is a #1 classic! This book is an excellent example of reality. In each short story, there is some kind of relivance of growing up in a nation filled with crime, love, kindenss, hardships, and friendships. The writers express themselves so wonderfully, vivid pictures of the events are ...             Seraph on the Suwanee Zora Neale Hurston Harper Perennial, 1991 Quintessential Hurston Hurston had a way of delving into human emotions and the ways of the heart. This book is a sterling example.             The Complete Stories (P.S.) Zora Neale Hurston Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2008 Black folklore from Ground Zero Prior to Zora Neale Hurston, the rich well of black folklore was laargely written by white writers such as Joel Chandler Harris and Roark Bradford among others, with varying degrees of accuracy. Most literate and educated blacks were too ashamed of their folk cutlure ...          products you might be interested in search for books 1899-1967, anthology, autobiography, folk-tales, folklore, mountain      geepe.com    web randomly chosen music: One More Trip to Birdland