Spunk: The Selected Stories of Zora Neale Hurston
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Book Overview
Remarkable for their immediacy of attention to the spoken rhythm and motion of life, Spunk is a maginficent legacy from a writer whose work has sparked one of the major literary revivals of our time.... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0913666793
ISBN13:9780913666791
Release Date:January 1985
Publisher:Turtle Island Foundation, Netzahaulcoyotl His
Length:106 Pages
Weight:0.45 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 5.8" x 8.7"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Good introduction to Hurston
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
The short stories contained in this book reflect the manifold talents of Zora Neale Hurston as a fiction writer. Hurston knew her subject matter inside and out, whether it be the poor African American communities of Florida or Harlem during the "Renaissance." She blends folklore and keen observations with her anthropological knowledge to create stories that seem like little pieces of real life. In stories like "Spunk," "Isis" and "Sweat," she heralds her brilliant novels such as "Their Eyes Were Watching God" and "Jonah's Gourd Vine." Hurston's mastery of biblical themes and styles is reflected in "Book of Harlem" and "Herod on Trial" (in the appendix), a skill she would later put to use in her masterpiece "Moses, Man of the Mountain." Also, in almost all of the stories, the dialogue is authentic and very fun to read.
spunkdefied
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
I really enjoyed reading this book. I also saw a performance in Cleveland, OH. The book is so jazzy you really can feel each characters emotions. I loved the "Gilded Six Bits" part. It's a toe-tappin',finger-snappin',belly-shakin',buttocks movin' kinda book! You will enjoy it!
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