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You Don't Know Us Negroes and Other Essays
You Don't Know Us Negroes and Other Essays | Zora Neale Hurston, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Genevieve West
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Introduction by New York Times bestselling author Henry Louis Gates Jr. Spanning more than 35 years of work, the first comprehensive collection of essays, criticism, and articles by the legendary author of the Harlem Renaissance, Zora Neale Hurston, showcasing the evolution of her distinctive style as an archivist and author. One of the greatest writers of our time.Toni Morrison One of the most acclaimed artists of the Harlem Renaissance, Zora Neale Hurston was a gifted novelist, playwright, and essayist. Drawn from three decades of her work, this anthology showcases her development as a writer, from her early pieces expounding on the beauty and precision of African American art to some of her final published works, covering the sensational trial of Ruby McCollum, a wealthy Black woman convicted in 1952 for killing a white doctor. Among the selections are Hurstons well-known works such as How It Feels to be Colored Me and My Most Humiliating Jim Crow Experience. The essays in this essential collection are grouped thematically and cover a panoply of topics, including politics, race and gender, and folkloric study from the height of the Harlem Renaissance to the early years of the Civil Rights movement. Demonstrating the breadth of this revered and influential writers work, You Don't Know Us Negroes and Other Essays is an invaluable chronicle of a writers development and a window into her world and time.
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You Don't Know Us Negroes and Other Essays | Zora Neale Hurston, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Genevieve West
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The problem with essays is you don‘t get much in the way of context and they often feel repetitive. Even Hurston‘s biting wit couldn‘t make me a convert.

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You Don't Know Us Negroes and Other Essays | Zora Neale Hurston, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Genevieve West
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Saturday library haul. Essays, graphic memoirs/true crime, mysteries. A nice mix. Just how I like it.

Pogue The Green River book was good. What is American Cult about? 2y
vivastory @Pogue The Green River book looks really interesting. I was completely unaware of American Cult until I found it while browsing. It is a collection of works by over 20 graphic artists/writers about cults & cult leaders spanning from late 17th C Pennsylvania to 21st C NY w/ NXIVM. It looks pretty interesting. 2y
Pogue @vivastory I am going to add that to my list! 2y
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Branwen Excellent haul! 😍📚 2y
merelybookish I have a copy of the Hurston and have dipped into some of the essays. Lots to chew! 2y
vivastory @merelybookish I've yet to read Hurston, but when I saw it on the new release shelves I figured why not. I have a few of her books on my TBR. Looking forward to trying them. 2y
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