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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Li, Stephanie, 1977- author.

Series:

Black history lives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hurston, Zora Neale.

Authors, American--20th century--Biography.

Authors, American.

Criticism and interpretation.

African American novelists.

African American women authors.

African American women authors--20th century--Biography.

Folklorists--United States--Biography.

Folklorists.

United States.

Novelists, American--20th century--Biography.

Novelists, American.

African American novelists--20th century--Biography.

Hurston, Zora Neale--Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Biographies.

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

x, 220 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, [2020]

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.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Li, Stephanie, 1977- Zora Neale Hurston

ISBN:

9781440866548

1440866546

OCLC:

1121420225