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Zora Neale Hurston : a life in American history / Stephanie Li.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Li, Stephanie, 1977- author.
- Series:
- Black history lives.
- Black history lives
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hurston, Zora Neale.
- Hurston, Zora Neale--Criticism and interpretation.
- African American novelists--Biography.
- African American novelists.
- African American women authors--Biography.
- African American women authors.
- Authors, American--20th century--Biography.
- Authors, American.
- Folklorists--United States--Biography.
- Folklorists.
- Novelists, American--Biography.
- Novelists, American.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 220 pages).
- Distribution:
- London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, California ; Denver, Colorado : 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.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 9798216040330
- 9798216169710
- 9781440866555
- 1440866554
- OCLC:
- 1196339980
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