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Hitting a straight lick with a crooked stick, stories from the Harlem Renaissance, Zora Neale Hurston ; read by Aunjanue Ellis ; foreword by Tayari Jones ; edited with an introduction by Genevieve West

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Hitting a straight lick with a crooked stick, stories from the Harlem Renaissance, Zora Neale Hurston ; read by Aunjanue Ellis ; foreword by Tayari Jones ; edited with an introduction by Genevieve West

Language

eng

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Literary text for sound recordings

fiction

Main title

Hitting a straight lick with a crooked stick

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Oclc number

1132270989

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Zora Neale Hurston ; read by Aunjanue Ellis ; foreword by Tayari Jones ; edited with an introduction by Genevieve West

Sub title

stories from the Harlem Renaissance

Summary

An outstanding collection of stories about love and migration, gender and class, racism and sexism that proudly reflect African-American folk culture. Brought together for the first time in one volume, the collection includes eight of Zora Neale Hurston's 'lost' Harlem stories, which were found in forgotten periodicals and archives. These stories challenge conceptions of Hurston as an author of rural fiction and include gems that flash with her biting, satiric humor, as well as more serious tales reflective of the cultural currents of Hurston's world. All are timeless classics that enrich the understanding and appreciation of this exceptional writer's voice and her contributions to America's literary traditions

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