A short biography of Zora Neale Hurston entitled “She Was the Party,” and “A Protofeminist Postcard from Haiti” gives students candid insights into the writing of this acclaimed novel. It is considered a classic of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, and it is likely Hurstons. section contains two essays by Valerie Boyd, Hurston’s biographer. Their Eyes Were Watching God is a 1937 novel by African-American writer Zora Neale Hurston. Told in the captivating voice of a woman who refuses to live in sorrow, bitterness, fear, or foolish romantic dreams, it is the story of fiercely independent Janie Crawford, and her evolving selfhood through three marriages and a life marked by poverty, trials, and purpose. One of the most important works of 20th-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. “There is no book more important to me than this one.”-Alice Walker
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