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Their Eyes Were Watching God is a deeply soulful novel that explores themes of love, cruelty, and personal growth. Set in the American South, it follows a strong black female protagonist navigating the complexities of life and relationships with wit and pathos. The story highlights the resilience required to live authentically amid societal expectations.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This novel will appeal to readers interested in classic African-American literature, Southern stories, and narratives centred on empowered female characters. It suits those who appreciate emotionally rich storytelling marked by cultural and historical significance.

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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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"A deeply soulful novel that comprehends love and cruelty, and separates the big people from the small of heart, without ever losing sympathy for those unfortunates who don't know how to live properly." -- Zadie Smith

One of the most important and enduring books of the twentieth century, Their Eyes Were Watching God brings to life a Southern love story with the wit and pathos found only in the writing of Zora Neale Hurston.

Out of print for almost thirty years—due largely to initial audiences' rejection of its strong black female protagonist—Hurston's classic has, since its 1978 reissue, become perhaps the most widely read and highly acclaimed novel in the canon of African-American literature.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780060838676

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 January 2006

Country: United States

Imprint: HarperCollins

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Weight: 0g

Pages: 272

About the Author

Zora Neale Hurston wrote four novels (Jonah's Gourd Vine; Their Eyes Were Watching God; Moses, Man of the Mountains; and Seraph on the Suwanee) and was still working on her fifth novel, The Life of Herod the Great, when she died; three books of folklore (Mules and Men and the posthumously published Go Gator and Muddy the Water and Every Tongue Got to Confess); a work of anthropological research (Tell My Horse); an autobiography (Dust Tracks on a Road); an international bestselling ethnographic work (Barracoon); and over fifty short stories, essays, and plays. She was born in Notasulga, Alabama, grew up in Eatonville, Florida, and lived her last years in Fort Pierce, Florida.

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