Jonah's Gourd Vine by Zora Neale Hurston

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This vibrant first novel by Zora Neale Hurston, one of the most influential African-American writers, is reissued with a new introduction by Jesmyn Ward.

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Jonah's Gourd Vine by Zora Neale Hurston

This vibrant first novel by Zora Neale Hurston, one of the most influential African-American writers, is reissued with a new introduction by Jesmyn Ward.
Fierce, insightful and often devilishly funny, her satirical writing is particularly biting -- Colin Grant * Guardian *
One of the greatest writers of our time
Zora Neale Hurston was a knockout in her life, a wonderful writer and a fabulous personDevilishly funny and academically solid: delicious mixture
A bold and beautiful book, many a page priceless and unforgettable

Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) was a novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist. An author of four novels (Jonah's Gourd Vine, 1934; Their Eyes Were Watching God, 1937; Moses, Man of the Mountain, 1939; and Seraph on the Suwanee, 1948); two books of folklore (Mules and Men, 1935, and Tell My Horse, 1938); an autobiography (Dust Tracks on a Road, 1942); and over fifty short stories, essays, and plays.

She attended Howard University, Barnard College and Columbia University, and was a graduate of Barnard College in 1927. She also grew up in Alabama.

SKU Unavailable
ISBN 13 9780349012223
ISBN 10 0349012229
Title Jonah's Gourd Vine
Author Zora Neale Hurston
Series Virago Modern Classics
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Year published 2020-02-13
Number of pages 240
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.