I love the writings of Zora Neale Hurston, author of African-American literature, anthropologist, and filmmaker. Fantastic lady. I saw this recently and thought it belongs here, on this page.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I agree heartedly with Zora Neale Hurston.
Incidentally, according to Wikipedia, Donald Trump said something very similar in an interview.
WilliamFleming
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"Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neal Hurston is a 1937 novel and the best known work by African-American writer Zora Neale Hurston. The novel explores main character Janie Crawford's "ripening from a vibrant, but voiceless, teenage girl into a woman with her finger on the trigger of her own destiny."
Set in central and southern Florida in the early 20th century, the novel was initially poorly received. Since the late 20th century, it has been regarded as a seminal work in both African-American literature and women's literature.
TIME included the novel in its 2005 list of the 100 best English-language novels published since 1923.
LiterateHiker
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Aug 31, 2019
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Thanks for that tip. I’ll try to get a copy.
I’ve already read the first two chapters—great reading!
BTW, did you know that Hurston was somewhat of a libertarian in her political views? Her refusal to play a victim’s role along with her balanced perspective, good humor and love for all got her banished from the scene by left-wing powers of the day.
I've read it. Along with Wrapped in Rainbows, The Life of Zora Neale Hurston by Valerie Boyd, 2003.
And ZORA NEALE HURSTON, A Literary Biography, by Robert E. Hemenway, 1980 with a Forewood by Alice Walker.
And Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo," by Zora Neale Hurston, Based on her 1927 interviews with Cudjo Lewis. First published in 2018. Foreword by Alice Walker. From Wikipedia: Lewis was "the last living survivor of the Middle Passage. The book failed to find a publisher at the time, in part because it was written in vernacular, and also in part because it described the involvement of other African people in the business of Atlantic slave trade"
Also, Dust Tracks On a Road, An Autobiography, by Zora Neale Hurston, 1942
I have read all of Zora Neal Hurtston's books. I have "Their Eyes Were Watching God" on my bookshelf.
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