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Their eyes were watching God
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Published:
Daryaganj, New Delhi : General Press, 2019.
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9789389440577, 9389440572
Physical Desc:
192 pages ; 23 cm
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Points: 10
Lexile measure:
890L
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Their Eyes Were Watching God, an American classic, is a luminous and haunting novel about Janie Crawford, a Southern black woman in the 1930s whose journey from a free-spirited girl to a woman of independence and substance has inspired writers and readers for close to seventy years. This poetic, graceful love story, rooted in black folk traditions and steeped in mythic realism, celebrates, boldly and brilliantly, African-American culture and heritage. And in a powerful, mesmerizing narrative, it pays quiet tribute to a black woman, who, though constricted by the times, still demanded to be heard. Originally published in 1937, Their Eyes Were Watching God met significant commercial but divided critical acclaim. Somewhat forgotten after her death, Zora Neale Hurston was rediscovered by a number of black authors in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and reintroduced to a greater readership by Alice Walker in her 1972 essay "In Search of Zora Neale Hurston," written for Ms. magazine. Long out of print, the book was reissued after a petition was circulated at the Modern Language Association Convention in 1975, and nearly three decades later Their Eyes Were Watching God is considered a seminal novel of American fiction. With a new foreword by the celebrated novelist Edwidge Danticat -- author of Eyes, Breath, Memory; The Farming of Bones; and Krik?Krak! -- this edition of Their Eyes Were Watching God commemorates the singular, inimitable voice in America's literary canon and highlights its unusual publication history. - Publisher.
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Their Eyes Were Watching God, an American classic, is a luminous and haunting novel about Janie Crawford, a Southern black woman in the 1930s whose journey from a free-spirited girl to a woman of independence and substance has inspired writers and readers for close to seventy years.

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Accelerated Reader:
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Lexile measure:
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"One of the most important and enduring books of the twentieth century, The 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"--Page 4 of cover

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APA Citation (style guide)

Hurston, Z. N. (2019). Their eyes were watching God. First edition. General Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Hurston, Zora Neale. 2019. Their Eyes Were Watching God. General Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Hurston, Zora Neale, Their Eyes Were Watching God. General Press, 2019.

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Hurston, Zora Neale. Their Eyes Were Watching God. First edition. General Press, 2019.

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