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Their Eyes Were Watching God (Modern Classics) (P.S.)

by Zora Neale Hurston

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ISBN13: 9780060838676
ISBN10: 0060838671
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One of the most important works of twentieth-century American literature, Zora Neale Hurston's beloved 1937 classic, Their Eyes Were Watching God, is an enduring Southern love story sparkling with wit, beauty, and heartfelt wisdom. Told in the captivating voice of a woman who refuses to live in sorrow, bitterness, fear, or foolish romantic dreams, it is the story of fair-skinned, fiercely independent Janie Crawford, and her evolving selfhood through three marriages and a life marked by poverty, trials, and purpose. A true literary wonder, Hurston's masterwork remains as relevant and affecting today as when it was first published — perhaps the most widely read and highly regarded novel in the entire canon of African American literature.

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Hurston's beloved classic--one of the most important American novels of the 20th century--follows the fortunes of Janie Crawford, a woman who was married three times and had been tried for the murder of one of her husbands in the black town of Eaton, Florida.

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Zora Neale Hurston was born in Notasulga, Alabama, in 1891, and died in 1960. The Six Fools, Lies and Other Tall Tales, The Skull Talks Back, and What's the Hurry, Fox? introduce her legacy as a storyteller and cultural anthropologist to young people.
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Maggie_S, December 1, 2010 (view all comments by Maggie_S)
Janie is 16 when she starts to wonder about love. She's been raised by her Grandmother and the old woman wants to make sure the girl is married off to a man who will treat her well, whether love is involved or not. Shortly after the death of her Grandmother, Janie leaves her husband for a smooth talking man with big dreams who seems to offer everything Janie has always wanted. She spends the next 20 years living on a pedestal as the wife of the mayor of all black Eatonville, Florida. When her husband dies, Janie finally meets a man who will love her truly, but the short relationship ends in tragedy.

This is a wonderful story about survival, perseverance, and, most importantly, HOPE.
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ISBN:
9780060838676
Author:
Hurston, Zora Neale
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Foreword by:
Danticat, Edwidge
Foreword:
Danticat, Edwidge
Author:
by Zora Neale Hurston
Afterword by:
Gates, Henry Louis, Jr.
Afterword:
Gates, Henry Louis
Afterword:
Gates, Henry Louis, Jr.
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Self-realization
Subject:
African-American women
Subject:
Psychological fiction
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Copyright:
2006
Edition Description:
Trade PB
Series:
P.S.
Publication Date:
20060131
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
256
Dimensions:
7.45x6.00x.62 in. .43 lbs.
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"Synopsis" by , Hurston's beloved classic--one of the most important American novels of the 20th century--follows the fortunes of Janie Crawford, a woman who was married three times and had been tried for the murder of one of her husbands in the black town of Eaton, Florida.

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