| I Love Myself When I Am Laughing... and Then Again When I Am Looking Mean and Impressive: A Zora Neale Hurston Reader Contributor(s): Hurston, Zora Neale (Author), Walker, Alice (Editor), Washington, Mary Helen (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1936932733 ISBN-13: 9781936932733 Publisher: Feminist Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | American - African American - Literary Collections | Women Authors - Literary Collections | Essays |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2019046616 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.05 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The foundational, classic anthology that revived interest in the author of Their Eyes Were Watching God--one of the greatest writers of our time--and made her work widely available for a new generation of readers (Toni Morrison). During her lifetime, Zora Neale Hurston was praised for her writing but condemned for her independence and audacity. Her work fell into obscurity until the 1970s, when Alice Walker rediscovered Hurston's unmarked grave and anthologized her writing in this groundbreaking collection for the Feminist Press. I Love Myself When I Am Laughing... And Then Again When I Am Looking Mean and Impressive established Hurston as an intellectual leader for future generations of black writers. A testament to the power and breadth of Hurston's oeuvre, this edition--newly reissued for the Feminist Press's fiftieth anniversary--features a new preface by Walker. Through Hurston, the soul of the black South gained one of its most articulate interpreters. --The New York Times |