Their Eyes Were Watching God
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (662 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B000C1X8GK |
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| Number of Pages | : | 315 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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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 SmithOne 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.
"A Marvelous Work!" according to Dr G.. Finally re-read this acclaimed novel from my youth. I have a far greater understanding now than I did then. I feel I know Zora personally through her main character, Janie. The lyrical flow of prose swings you hypnotically through nearly A Marvelous Work! Finally re-read this acclaimed novel from my youth. I have a far greater understanding now than I did then. I feel I know Zora personally through her main character, Janie. The lyrical flow of prose swings you hypnotically through nearly 30 years of Janie's life.For many, this novel will be incomprehensible due to the extensive use of dialect and idiom. Read it anyway. Understand the richness of life that shines throu. 0 years of Janie's life.For many, this novel will be incomprehensible due to the extensive use of dialect and idiom. Read it anyway. Understand the richness of life that shines throu. A Classic to discuss forever!! Book clubs & Writing Classes Prof. RShawntezJackson This is truly a classic and teachable from so many direction you will not be able to stand it. You can run a class for nearly a month discussing the levels, layers, textures, and nuances to the characters and their intentions. There are modes of language, characterization, dialect, motivation, conflict, and desire that can go on forever in a classroom or book club discussion. I fell in love with the woman with so much. I'm glad this was saved from obscurity. It's easy to see why 'Their eyes were watching God is considered a literary classic. Hurston's nearly-forgotten story does an excellent job of blending African-American and feminist themes, and truly captures the emotional journey towards self-realization.The story concerns Janie, a black woman raised by her former slave grandmother. Wanting her to be happy and not used, her grandmother arranges a marriage for Janie a
Dat's just de same as me 'cause mah tongue is in mah friend's mouf." Hurston's use of dialect enraged other African American writers such as Wright, who accused her of pandering to white readers by giving them the black stereotypes they expected. The novel follows the fortunes of Janie Crawford, a woman living in the black town of Eaton, Florida. They sat in judgment. In Their Eyes Were Watching God Zora Neale Hurston breathes humanity into both her men and women, and allows them to speak in their own voices. Yet by the late 1950s, Hurston was living in obscurity, working as a maid in a Florida hotel. They became lords of sounds and lesser things. But now, the sun and the bossman were gone, so the skins felt powerful and human. Unlike Wright and Ralph Ellison, Hurston does not write explicitly about black people in th