Their Eyes Were Watching God
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Introduced by ZADIE SMITH
'One of the greatest writers of our time' Toni Morrison'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 SMITHBuy now!
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- ISBN: 9780860685241
- Author: Zora Neale Hurston
- Pub date: 14.04.20
- RRP: $27.99
- Format: Paperback / softback
Author
Zora Neale Hurston
In the Harlem Renaissance of the 1930s, Zora Neale Hurston was the preeminent black woman writer in the United States. She died in 1960 in a Welfare home, was buried in an unmarked grave, and quickly faded from literary consciousness until 1975 when Alice Walker almost single-handedly revived interest in her work.
Author Location: DeceasedDUST TRACKS ON A ROAD; JONAH'S GOURD VINE; MOSES, MAN OF THE MOUNTAIN; SERAPH ON THE SUWANEE; MULES AND MEN; TELL MY HORSEOther books by the author
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