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Wrapped in rainbows : the life of Zora Neale Hurston /

A woman of enormous talent, remarkable drive, and rare intellectual prowess, Zora Neale Hurston published four novels, two books of folklore, an autobiography, many short stories, and several articles and plays over a career that spanned more than thirty years. Although she enjoyed some popularity d...

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Main Author: Boyd, Valerie.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Scribner, ©2003.
Subjects and Genres:
Hurston, Zora Neale.
Novelists, American > 20th century > Biography.
African American women > Southern States > Biography.
Folklorists > United States > Biography.
African American novelists > Biography.
Southern States.
United States.
Southern States > Biography.
Biographies.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1.
  • Sky Blue Bottoms
  • 13
  • 2.
  • A Pure Negro Town
  • 19
  • 3.
  • Mama's Child
  • 24
  • 4.
  • Glints and Gleams
  • 33
  • 5.
  • Sundown
  • 42
  • 6.
  • Aftermath
  • 48
  • 7.
  • The Wander Years
  • 57
  • 8.
  • Lost and Found
  • 65
  • 9.
  • Rebirth
  • 73
  • 10.
  • Hopeful at Howard
  • 79
  • 11.
  • Drenched in Light
  • 88
  • 12.
  • Enter the Negrotarians
  • 99
  • 13.
  • Heaven and Earth
  • 112
  • 14.
  • Tinder
  • 120
  • 15.
  • Fire and Sweat
  • 133
  • 16.
  • Poking and Prying with a Purpose
  • 142
  • 17.
  • I Want to Collect Like a New Broom
  • 156
  • 18.
  • Hoodoo
  • 171
  • 19.
  • Godmother's Rules
  • 184
  • 20.
  • A Bone to Pick
  • 198
  • 21.
  • From Sun to Sun
  • 218
  • 22.
  • Home Again
  • 236
  • 23.
  • The Will to Adorn
  • 249
  • 24.
  • Parachute Jump
  • 264
  • 25.
  • Mules, Men, and Maroons
  • 280
  • 26.
  • A Glance from God
  • 295
  • 27.
  • Deep South
  • 310
  • 28.
  • Road to the Promised Land
  • 327
  • 29.
  • A Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick
  • 342
  • 30.
  • Solitude
  • 362
  • 31.
  • Adrift
  • 375
  • 32.
  • West Hell
  • 387
  • 33.
  • Up from the Muck
  • 402
  • 34.
  • Every Hour a Stranger
  • 418
  • Postscript: The Resurrection of Zora Neale Hurston
  • 435
  • Published Works by Zora Neale Hurston
  • 499.
  • Sky Blue Bottoms
  • A Pure Negro Town
  • Mama's Child
  • Glints and Gleams
  • Sundown
  • Aftermath
  • The Wander Years
  • Lost and Found
  • Rebirth
  • Hopeful at Howard
  • Drenched in Light
  • Enter the Negrotarians
  • Heaven and Earth
  • Tinder
  • Fire and Sweat
  • Poking and Prying with a Purpose
  • I Want to Collect Like a New Broom
  • Hoodoo
  • Godmother's Rules
  • A Bone to Pick
  • From Sun to Sun
  • Home Again
  • The Will to Adorn
  • Parachute Jump
  • Mules, Men, and Maroons
  • A Glance from God
  • Deep South
  • Road to the Promised Land
  • A Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick
  • Solitude
  • Adrift
  • West Hell
  • Up from the Muck
  • Every Hour a Stranger
  • Postscript: The Resurrection of Zora Neale Hurston
  • Published Works by Zora Neale Hurston.

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