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Author:

Li, Stephanie, 1977- author.

Title:

Zora Neale Hurston : a life in American history / Stephanie Li.

Publisher:

ABC-CLIO,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

x, 220 pages ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Hurston, Zora Neale.
Hurston, Zora Neale--Criticism and interpretation.
Hurston, Zora Neale.
Authors, American--20th century--Biography.
African American women authors--20th century--Biography.
Folklorists--United States--Biography.
Novelists, American--20th century--Biography.
African American novelists--20th century--Biography.
African American novelists.
African American women authors.
Authors, American.
Folklorists.
Novelists, American.
United States.
1900-1999
Biographies.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Preface -- Chapter 1. Origins and Childhood -- Chapter 2. Exile and Instability -- Chapter 3. Education -- Howard and Harlem -- Chapter 4. The Young Anthropologist -- Chapter 5. Mule Bone -- Chapter 6. Independence and Jonah's Gourd Vine -- Chapter 7. Jamaica, Haiti, and Their Eyes Were Watching God -- Chapter 8. Wanderings and Fame -- Chapter 9. Nightmare and Recovery -- Chapter 10. The Final Years -- Why Zora Neale Hurston Matters -- Timeline.

Summary:

"In this biography, chronological chapters follow Zora Neale Hurston's family, upbringing, education, influences, and of course, her major works, and place these experiences within the context of American history"-- Provided by publisher.

Series:

Black history lives

ISBN:

1440866546
9781440866548

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1121420225

LCCN:

2019040841

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)