Best Selling Books by Zora Neale Hurston

A First Folktale from the creators of Magnolia Flower, Zora Neale Hurston and Ibram X. Kendi, about the origin of butterflies. The Creator wuz all finished and thru makin'' de world. But soon, the Creator finds themselves flying through the sky, making gorgeous butterflies of every color, shape, and size. Find out why butterflies were made in Zora Neale Hurston''s stunning and layered African American folktale retold by #1 New York Times bestselling and National Book Award-winning author Ibram X. Kendi and illustrated by Kah Yangni. This accessible and sizable board book is perfect for introducing the youngest of readers to the beauty of Hurston''s storytelling and will spark curiosity in children about how things in our world came to be.

Barracoon désigne les bâtiments utilisés pour le confinement des Africains destinés à être vendus et exportés vers l’Europe et les Amériques. Ces bâtiments allaient du modeste « abri à esclaves » aux imposantes « maisons d’esclaves » ou « châteaux d’esclaves ». Les captifs y restaient souvent confinés pendant des mois entiers. En 1927, la jeune anthropologue Zora Neale Hurston, qui va devenir l’une des plus grandes écrivaines noires du XXe siècle part rencontrer en Alabama Cudjo Lewis. A 86 ans, Cudjo est l’ultime survivant du dernier convoi négrier qui a quitté les côtes du Dahomey pour l’Amérique. Pendant des mois, Zora va recueillir sa parole, devenir son amie, partager ses souffrances et des fiertés. Le témoignage de Cudjo restitue comme nul autre la condition, la vie d’un esclave : de sa capture en 1859 par un village voisin à sa terrifiante traversée, de ses années d’esclavage jusqu’à la guerre de sécession, jusqu’à son combat pour son émancipation. Un témoignage unique d’une sincérité et d’une précision bouleversante.

Includes writings of pioneer black American women. The writings of Alice McCloud & hundreds of biographical sketches of women scientists, engineers, civil rights organizers & legislators are highlighted. Zora Neol Hurston''s southern recording expedition in Florida is included.

Three classic short form plays by the inimitable Zora Neale Hurston.

De Turkey and De Law A Comedy in Three Acts by Zora Neale Hurston A Negro village in Florida in our own time. All action from viewpoint of an actor facing audience. Joe Clarke''s store porch in the village. A frame building with a false front. A low porch with two steps up. Door in center of porch. A window on each side of the door. A bench on each side of the porch. Axhandles, hoes and shovels, etc. are displayed leaning against the wall. Exits right and left. Street is unpaved. Grass and weeds growing all over. It is late afternoon on a Saturday in summer. Before the curtain rises the voices of children are heard, boisterous at play. Shouts and laughter. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

Their Eyes Were Watching God SparkNotes Literature Guide by Zora Neale Hurston Making the reading experience fun! When a paper is due, and dreaded exams loom, here''s the lit-crit help students need to succeed! SparkNotes Literature Guides make studying smarter, better, and faster. They provide chapter-by-chapter analysis; explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols; a review quiz; and essay topics. Lively and accessible, SparkNotes is perfect for late-night studying and paper writing. Includes: An A+ Essay—an actual literary essay written about the Spark-ed book—to show students how a paper should be written. 16 pages devoted to writing a literary essay including: a glossary of literary terms Step-by-step tutoring on how to write a literary essay A feature on how not to plagiarize

Three hungry witches set out to eat two orphaned children while their grandmother is away at the market.

" Um clássico de Zora Neale Hurston que conta a história épica de Janie Crawford em sua busca por uma identidade.Uma jornada sobre o amor, as alegrias e as tristezas da vida. Aclamado como o mais belo romance da literatura negra norte-americana de sua época, Seus olhos viam Deus descreve a trajetória de Janie Crawford, uma heroína afro-americana que enfrenta o tabu de escolher o próprio destino na Flórida da década de 1930. Hurston não escreve, especificamente, sobre a discriminação num mundo dominado por brancos — o que lhe rendeu algumas críticas de militantes pelos direitos dos negros —, mas é precisa na construção da tensão dos relacionamentos. O uso de dialetos e da linguagem coloquial em Seus olhos viam Deus atraiu para a escritora a crítica de outros autores negros, que a acusavam de uma atitude paternalista em relação aos brancos. Para estes, Hurston concedia aos brancos os estereótipos culturais negros esperados pela classe dominante. A escritora, que chegou a ganhar uma bolsa de estudos da Fundação Guggenheim em 1937, foi recebida com certa resistência por autores ligados ao Renascimento do Harlem e praticamente ignorada nos anos 1950 e 1960. Anos mais tarde, no entanto, quando aslutas dos movimentos negros abriram espaço para a literatura negra nas universidades dos Estados Unidos, o talento literário de Zora foi reconhecido ao lado de grandes figuras do feminismo negro, como Audre Lorde e Alice Walker, e a admiração tomou o lugar da crítica. Surgia assim um amplo movimento liderado por pensadoras e ativistas afro-americanas, dedicadas a traçar as matrilinhagens da intelectualidade negra, e que reverenciam Seus olhos viam Deus como uma “obra-mestra” (ou maestrapiece, como propôs Alice Walker). Seus olhos viam Deus acompanha o retorno à terra natal, depois de uma longa ausência, de Janie Crawford. Seus compatriotas, principalmente as mulheres, são desinteressantes e nada amistosos, sempre fofocando, engalfinhados em cochichos na porta de casa. O assunto preferido de Janie são suas aventuras amorosas: casada aos 12 anos com um homem muito mais velho — e muito mais rico —, por intervenção da avó, ela foge em busca de um caminho próprio. A heroína de Seus olhos viam Deus incorpora o inconformismo com o status quo. Uma revolta contra o que se espera de uma mulher pobre e negra. Ela denuncia a violência contra as mulheres em geral e as negras em particular. Casada três vezes e acusada de matar um dos maridos, Janie Crawford atrai para si a inveja das mulheres e o ódio dos homens. A miríade de emoções que a volta da filha pródiga causa aos moradores da pequena cidade nos confins da Flórida leva Janie a tentar se justificar, abrindo seus segredos para a amiga Pheoby. “Não há livro mais importante que esse.” - Alice Walker, autora de A cor púrpura “Há uma bela simetria entre texto e contexto no caso de Seus olhos viam Deus: o livro afirma e celebra a cultura negra (...).” - Mary Helen Washington, crítica literária, ensaísta, professora da Universidade de Maryland "

Die amerikanische Autorin (1891-1960) erzählt die Geschichte von ihrem Heimatort Eatonville, Florida, der einzigen von Schwarzen gegründeten und verwalteten Stadt der USA.

« Janie avait seize ans. Un feuillage vernissé et des bourgeons tout près d''éclore et le désir de prendre à bras-le-corps la vie, mais la vie semblait se dérober. Où donc étaient-elles, ses abeilles chanteuses à elle ? » Il ne lui faudra pas moins de trois mariages et trois vies – avec le vieux Logan Killicks et ses sentiments trop frustes, le fringant Joe Starks et ses ambitions politiques dévorantes, puis la promesse d''égalité, l''étreinte d''amour et le frisson extatique qu''incarne Tea Cake – pour atteindre toute la mesure de son rêve d''émancipation et de liberté. Portrait d''une femme entière, animée par la force de son innocence pour braver la rumeur du monde et se révéler à l''existence, Mais leurs yeux dardaient sur Dieu est un chef-d''oeuvre, un monument de la littérature, aussi percutant aujourd''hui que lors de sa parution aux États-Unis en 1937.

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Features the author''s novel, "Their Eyes Were Watching God," her autobiography, "Dust Tracks on a Road," and her study of African American folklore from Louisiana and Florida, "Mules and Men"

"Zora Neale Hurston Boxed Set includes: Dust Tracks on a Road--an intimate and insightful memoir of Zora''s childhood in the rural South and her rise to prominence during the Harlem Renaissance. Jonah''s Gourd Vine--a novel about a young man who loves too many women. Mules and Men--an oral history of Black American folklore featuring sermons, songs, sayings, and tall tales since the days of enslavement. Tell My Horse--an insider look at the voodoo culture of Haiti and Jamaica of the 1930s. The Complete Stories--a collection of Zora''s most popular short fiction. Every Tongue Got to Confess--an anthology of folktales that recounts the voices of ordinary people and celebrates the richness of Black vernacular. Moses, Man of the Mountain--a compelling allegory of power, redemption, and faith that blends the Moses of the Old Testament with the Moses of black folklore and song. Seraph on the Suwanee--a novel examining a complicated marriage. Mule Bone--a three-act play written with Langston Hughes that explores life in a rural Southern black community. Their Eyes Were Watching God--the Southern love story that is the most highly acclaimed novel in the African-American literary canon." -- Amazon.com (viewed on September 26, 2023)

"Zora Neale Hurston Boxed Set includes: Dust Tracks on a Road--an intimate and insightful memoir of Zora''s childhood in the rural South and her rise to prominence during the Harlem Renaissance. Jonah''s Gourd Vine--a novel about a young man who loves too many women. Mules and Men--an oral history of Black American folklore featuring sermons, songs, sayings, and tall tales since the days of enslavement. Tell My Horse--an insider look at the voodoo culture of Haiti and Jamaica of the 1930s. The Complete Stories--a collection of Zora''s most popular short fiction. Every Tongue Got to Confess--an anthology of folktales that recounts the voices of ordinary people and celebrates the richness of Black vernacular. Moses, Man of the Mountain--a compelling allegory of power, redemption, and faith that blends the Moses of the Old Testament with the Moses of black folklore and song. Seraph on the Suwanee--a novel examining a complicated marriage. Mule Bone--a three-act play written with Langston Hughes that explores life in a rural Southern black community. Their Eyes Were Watching God--the Southern love story that is the most highly acclaimed novel in the African-American literary canon." -- Amazon.com (viewed on September 26, 2023)