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Their Eyes Were Watching God

byZora Neale Hurston

Genres: Drama Historical fiction Feminism

Who is this book for? Readers interested in African American literature, women's studies, and character-driven narratives.

Topics Man-woman relationshipsLoveIndependenceSelf-discoverySouthern culturePovertyTrialsPurposeIdentityResilienceMarriageSurvival

MoodHopeful, Reflective

Female protagonist

RomanceMajor Subplot

Explicit scenesSuggestive Themes

ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL NOVELS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 'This novel is a packet of surprises as we have no idea what's going to happen next' GUARDIAN 'One of the greatest writers of our time' TONI MORRISON 'Devilishly funny and academically solid: delicious mixture' MAYA ANGELOU'There is no novel I love more' ZADIE SMITHWhen, at sixteen, Janie is caught kissing shiftless Johnny Taylor, her grandmother swiftly marries her off to an old man with sixty acres. Janie endures two stifling marriages before meeting the man of her dreams - who offers not diamonds, but a packet of flowering seeds.With a cover design by Harlem renaissance artist, Lois Mailou Jones

Language

Published on

07/03/2008

Pages

256

Format

Hardback

ISBN

9781844085286

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