african american novelists

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african american novelists

Dust tracks on a road

2010
A first-hand account of her life by novelist and anthropologist, Zora Neale Hurston, and focuses on her childhood, family, education, religion, and relationships.

Toni Morrison

2006
Presents a biography of twentieth-century African-American contemporary novelist, Toni Morrison, and describes her childhood in Ohio, education, and career as a successful author.

Zora Neale Hurston

"I have been in sorrow's kitchen"
2008
A biography of Zora Neale Hurston that provides information on her childhood, family life, education, and writing career.

Toni Morrison

telling a tale untold
2002
Examines the life and work of the successful novelist, who became the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993.

Zora Neale Hurston

1993
A biography of the African-American writer, well-known for her novels and collections of folklore.

Zora Neale Hurston

a literary biography
1980
A study of the life and art of the novelist who published more books during her lifetime than any other African-American woman.

Charles Chesnutt

1992
Discusses the life and writings of the early twentieth-century author whose novels examine the African-American experience.

Wrapped in rainbows

the life of Zora Neale Hurston
2003
Chronicles the life of twentieth-century writer-anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston, author of "Their Eyes Were Watching God.".

Zora Neale Hurston, writer and storyteller

1992
Traces the life of the Harlem Renaissance writer and folklorist, who worked to preserve the rich storytelling tradition of African-Americans in the South.

Ralph Ellison

a biography
2007
A comprehensive biography of American scholar and writer Ralph Ellison that describes his impoverished childhood, education, and achievements as one of the most important American writers and cultural intellectuals of the twentieth century.

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