Hurston, Zora Neale

A collection of African-American folk tales, some dating back to the Civil War, that provide insight into life in the rural South at the turn of the twentieth century, grouped by subject.

An autobiography of early twentieth-century American novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist, Zora Neale Hurston that describes her rise from poverty in the rural South to prominence among the leading artists of the Harlem Renaissance.

A selection of writings on the culture and traditions of African-Americans, discussing folklore, religion, and the author's personal experiences.

An African-American woman searches for a fulfilling relationship through two loveless marriages and finally finds it in the person of Tea Cake, an itinerant laborer and gambler.

A collection of African-American folk tales, some dating back to the Civil War, that provide insight into life in the rural South at the turn of the twentieth century, grouped by subject.

Provides insight into the life of Harlem Renaissance author Zora Neale Hurston through a collection of over five hundred letters she wrote to literary friends, authors, publishers, colleagues, and others, between 1918 and 1959, the year before her death.

A resource on twentieth-century African-American writer Zora Neale Hurston's short story "Sweat" that includes a Hurston chronology, background texts by Hurston and others, six critical essays, and a selected bibliography.

Presents a selection of writings by Zora Neale Hurston, one of the leading authors of the Harlem Renaissance, and includes a biographical essay about Hurston.

Story of John Buddy Pearson and his struggle between the physical and the spiritual.