Zora Neale Hurston

by Robert E. Hemenway

Book Overview

The life and work of the iconic author and intellectual

Zora Neale Hurston transformed each hour of her life into something bubbling, exuberant, and brimming with joy. Robert Hemenway's biography is a towering portrait of the novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist. Drawing on archival documents and interviews with people who knew her, Hemenway explores Hurston's art and work, from her extraordinary novels and autobiography to a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252008073
• ISBN13: 9780252008078
• Release Date: September 1980
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Zora: a funny, fascinating story teller

I studied Zora Hurston in a Southern women's writer's class and fell in love with her wit, truthfulness, cattiness, and charm. She's one of the best, if not the best, black women writers of the past. She keeps her writing in the southern black dialect that makes it most appealing and real. I have all her books, words on cassette, and a video, "Zora is My Name." She makes a great discussion group topic. I've taught college lit classes about her and her works.