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One of the most important and enduring books of the twentieth century, Their Eyes Were Watching God brings to life a Southern love story with the wit and pathos found only in the writing of Zora Neale Hurston. Out of print for almost thirty years—due largely to initial audiences’ rejection of its strong black female protagonist—Hurston’s classic has since its 1978 reissue become perhaps the most widely read and highly acclaimed novel in the canon of African-American literature.

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With a Foreword by Edwidge Danticat and an Afterword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

One of the most important works of twentieth-century American literature, Zora Neale Hurston's beloved 1937 classic, Their Eyes Were Watching God, is an enduring Southern love story sparkling with wit, beauty, and heartfelt wisdom. Told in the captivating voice of a woman who refuses to live in sorrow, bitterness, fear, or foolish romantic dreams, it is the story of fair-skinned, fiercely independent Janie Crawford, and her evolving selfhood through three marriages and a life marked by poverty, trials, and purpose. A true literary wonder, Hurston's masterwork remains as relevant and affecting today as when it was first published—perhaps the most widely read and highly regarded novel in the entire canon of African American literature.

About the Author

Zora Neale Hurston wrote four novels (Jonah’s Gourd Vine; Their Eyes Were Watching God; Moses, Man of the Mountains; and Seraph on the Suwanee) and was still working on her fifth novel, The Life of Herod the Great, when she died; three books of folklore (Mules and Men and the posthumously published Go Gator and Muddy the Water and Every Tongue Got to Confess); a work of anthropological research (Tell My Horse); an autobiography (Dust Tracks on a Road); an international bestselling ethnographic work (Barracoon); and over fifty short stories, essays, and plays. She was born in Notasulga, Alabama, grew up in Eatonville, Florida, and lived her last years in Fort Pierce, Florida.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Amistad; Reissue edition (January 3, 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 219 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0060838671
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0060838676
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 16+ years, from customers
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 890L
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
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Zora Neale Hurston was born on Jan. 7, 1891, in Notasulga, Alabama. Hurston moved with her family to Eatonville, Florida, when she was still a toddler. Her writings reveal no recollection of her Alabama beginnings. For Hurston, Eatonville was always home.

Growing up in Eatonville, in an eight-room house on five acres of land, Zora had a relatively happy childhood, despite frequent clashes with her preacher-father. Her mother, on the other hand, urged young Zora and her seven siblings to "jump at de sun."

Hurston's idyllic childhood came to an abrupt end, though, when her mother died in 1904. Zora was only 13 years old.

After Lucy Hurston's death, Zora's father remarried quickly and seemed to have little time or money for his children. Zora worked a series of menial jobs over the ensuing years, struggled to finish her schooling, and eventually joined a Gilbert & Sullivan traveling troupe as a maid to the lead singer. In 1917, she turned up in Baltimore; by then, she was 26 years old and still hadn't finished high school. Needing to present herself as a teenager to qualify for free public schooling, she lopped 10 years off her life--giving her age as 16 and the year of her birth as 1901. Once gone, those years were never restored: From that moment forward, Hurston would always present herself as at least 10 years younger than she actually was.

Zora also had a fiery intellect, and an infectious sense of humor. Zora used these talents--and dozens more--to elbow her way into the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, befriending such luminaries as poet Langston Hughes and popular singer/actress Ethel Waters.

By 1935, Hurston--who'd graduated from Barnard College in 1928--had published several short stories and articles, as well as a novel (Jonah's Gourd Vine) and a well-received collection of black Southern folklore (Mules and Men). But the late 1930s and early '40s marked the real zenith of her career. She published her masterwork, Their Eyes Were Watching God, in 1937; Tell My Horse, her study of Caribbean Voodoo practices, in 1938; and another masterful novel, Moses, Man of the Mountain, in 1939. When her autobiography, Dust Tracks on a Road, was published in 1942, Hurston finally received the well-earned acclaim that had long eluded her. That year, she was profiled in Who's Who in America, Current Biography and Twentieth Century Authors. She went on to publish another novel, Seraph on the Suwanee, in 1948.

Still, Hurston never received the financial rewards she deserved. So when she died on Jan. 28, 1960--at age 69, after suffering a stroke--her neighbors in Fort Pierce, Florida, had to take up a collection for her funeral. The collection didn't yield enough to pay for a headstone, however, so Hurston was buried in a grave that remained unmarked until 1973.

That summer, a young writer named Alice Walker traveled to Fort Pierce to place a marker on the grave of the author who had so inspired her own work.

Walker entered the snake-infested cemetery where Hurston's remains had been laid to rest. Wading through waist-high weeds, she soon stumbled upon a sunken rectangular patch of ground that she determined to be Hurston's grave. Walker chose a plain gray headstone. Borrowing from a Jean Toomer poem, she dressed the marker up with a fitting epitaph: "Zora Neale Hurston: A Genius of the South."

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But, why isn't the author, Zora Neale Hurston, listed on my Kindle download?I loved this book, learning the language, the characters and through the language, I learned parts of myself that longed for expression; longed to be heard in the ways that a woman thinks. Just read it out loud and discover. Brilliant! A journey. Extraordinary. yes.But why doesn't Kindle show the author in the "library" display??
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  • Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2024
    First time reading her work, and it was a very deep read. It was like an old folks tale with a whole lot to say. Some of the same patterns today felt familiar in a sense with the gossiping women that talk about you in your face and behind your back. Interesting, to say the least. But there were some deep twisted roots as well that seem to unravel throughout the book and a big twist toward the end that will keep your eyes glued to the book. I'm glad to have finally read it.
  • Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2021
    Why did it take me so long to read this beautiful book? It also took me too long to write this review because I finished this book about a month ago. During this time, I have not forgotten Janie or Tea Cake. They are characters that will stay with me.

    The story is Janie’s, her journey through life and towards happiness. Written decades ago, it feels timeless. The writing is seamless. Not a spare word, but at the same time there were stunningly vivid descriptions of people and places that brought out every sense. My dad, an avid reader and writer, has always said that the most talented authors can say it all in fewer words, and that she does, writing with intention and purpose. I did not find the dialect hard to read, perhaps because I live in the south, but also it is consistent throughout, and it added so much to the authenticity of time and place in the story.

    As I mentioned above, Janie is very much on a journey. The first chapter foreshadows that she’s been on a journey that’s not gone well, and she’s now home. For the entire book, I thought I knew what that journey may have been, how it went with Tea Cake, and I was entirely wrong. I loved every bit of that because the journey was a complete surprise to me. Through a series of marriages, she finds her true love, and through him, love for herself.

    I have to mention the hurricane Janie and Tea Cake experience. Having lived through several myself, I never had to experience on literally on the ground, on foot, running to escape the winds and rising waters. I felt like I was alongside them as they make their treacherous escape.

    One of the biggest messages in the story is that people are complex and imperfect. You can love a person and not love everything they do. When characters are drawn this way, as they are in this book, they become living, breathing real people, and that’s exactly how I felt the entire time I read this book.

    I’m disappointed with myself that I didn’t write this review sooner after reading because I think my feelings would have flowed better. If this is a classic you haven’t read, it’s more than worth the read. Between the spare writing and shorter length, it’s a quick read, too. As many of you know, I hardly ever re-read, but this is one I will re-visit because I know I will get even more out of it the next time. As it is, I highlighted dozens of beautiful passages.

    Zora Neale Hurston was an immensely talented writer, and this book was not given the recognition it deserved during her lifetime. I look forward to exploring her other works.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2016
    Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston, is a powerful read for all. It teaches both men and women, adults and children, the power of respect, equality, love, and freedom, especially for women. This book is a solid 4 out of 5 and I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a great story, that is not overwhelming to read. In my opinion, the book starts slow and is sometimes difficult to read on, however don’t give up on it. About a quarter of the way through, my eyes were glued to this book. I felt a connection to Janie and I wanted to see how her life panned out. When I reached the final few pages, I was actually sad it was over (which shocked me because I was so bored in the beginning).
    This book originally grabbed my attention because it was narrated by a strong female character. Janie is a fair-skinned African American woman who grew up in poverty with her traditional grandmother, Nanny. Stuck in the time before “equality” existed, Nanny wanted Janie to live a life of leisure, something she was unable to have. She married Janie off to Logan Killicks at a very young age. Janie then left Logan to venture to a new town with Joe Starks who offered her a grandiose and comfortable life, where she didn’t have to work and he could show her off. In a naive way, she believed that Joe loved her and wanted nothing but the best for her, however as he became more obsessed with his store and his town, she became more oppressed by his harsh words and head kerchiefs he forced her to wear. As Janie moves onto her third marriage to Tea Cake, she finally finds the relationship she is looking for. She knew “he could be a bee to a blossom--- a pear tree blossom in the spring.” This was something she dreamed of, having a relationship wear she could lay under a pear tree and simply be in love.
    This book sends a powerful message about the importance of an equal relationship. Janie is oppressed by Logan and Joe, leaving her sad and lonely. When Tea Cake comes along and takes her to picnics, hunting or fishing, and teaches her to drive she realizes what she has been missing for years. He even chopped down a tree she didn’t like, along with “all those signs of possession” in Joe Stark’s house. Despite the strong relationship they have, Tea Cake still has control over Janie. He takes her money and goes off spending it without her permission, but she can’t say anything about it. This made me very angry. He also whips her when she talks to another man, though nothing was going on between them. He believes that “being able to whip her reassured him in possession.” She doesn’t let these things affect her because she loves Tea Cake and believes God is working in her life. When she comes to terms with this, she finally finds peace. At the end of the novel, when she is completely free of all relationships and ties to people, Janie is truly a happy woman. She is described pulling in “her horizon like a great fish-net” and “calling in her soul to come and see” the life in its meshes. At this moment her life is fulfilled.
    This book hit all emotions. I was sad and felt empathy for Janie, I was happy, and I was angry beyond belief. Sometimes I laughed, while other times I wanted to tell one of the characters off. This story that Hurston created is so relatable that I felt aspects of Janie’s life in my own, even without the many years of experience she had. I truly believe that I could go back and read this book in a couple of years and learn a whole slew of new lessons.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2024
    Zora Neale Hurston was a highly-educated African-American ethnographer, and while all of her books are interesting, Their Eyes Were Watching God especially holds a reader's interest with a story of a woman's adventures in the south during the first half of the 20th century. It portrays a girl's coming of age, her life as one of the first citizens in a thriving all-Black town, her farm work in Florida, and her surviving a personal crises after a horrendous hurricane. I have used this book with college freshmen through seniors. I have read it to people in a "memory care" facility. It holds 'em all with its story line and the experience of what to many of us, regardless of our heritage, is an unfamiliar culture as interesting as any one earth.
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  • Eugene Ramcharan
    5.0 out of 5 stars It took me back to Caribbean island life
    Reviewed in Canada on February 1, 2022
    On one level the book tells the story of a young woman seeking love and finding triumph and tragedy. The shenanigans of the characters took me back to the Caribbean in the early 50's and 60's when the afro-Caribbean peasant community, sensing freedom, expressed themselves with joyful abandon. Writing in rich "afro-dialect", Hurston brings the community to life; you sense the cultural richness of the people who, despite their poverty, bring dynamism and magic to laborious peasant life similar to what I observed growing up in and around the afro-Caribbean community in Trinidad. On another level, Hurston takes readers into the emotional depth that her characters must have known and tried to escape from - the fear of the "white man", darkness of their future, poverty of their present life which can only be assuaged by escape into music and party, and their helplessness in it all as described in their dealing with the hurricane which finally ends it all. One can look at the obvious story of love and tragedy but it is the underlying communal fear that struck me most and unleashed grieving.
  • blackyste
    5.0 out of 5 stars Una dorpresa, bel classico
    Reviewed in Italy on September 4, 2024
    Ho dovuto leggere questo libro per un esame all'università ed è stata una sorpesa. Realistico spaccato di vita americana, molto bello
  • Myosotis
    5.0 out of 5 stars En perfecto estado
    Reviewed in Spain on April 23, 2024
    Cuando vi las malas reseñas tuve miedo de que el producto llegara deteriorado porque muchas de las malas reseñas es por este tema, pero me llegó en perfecto estado. Preciosa editorial. En cuanto a las malas reseñas porque es complicado de leer, sí, lo es, pero hay que informarse antes de por qué es complicado, investigar un poco. Yo ya lo sabía e iba preparada. Y es que la autora transcribió fielmente la forma de hablar de los afroamericanos, pero es algo que cuando te acostumbras y lees despacio, no encarna tantos problemas.
  • Sebastian Dornbach
    5.0 out of 5 stars unerwartet spannend und realistisch zu lesen
    Reviewed in Germany on September 22, 2023
    Authentische und mitreissende Geschichte! Besonders die besondere Schreibweise der Dialoge macht das Lesen sehr authentisch und flüssig. Klare Weiterempfehlung an alle
  • Amel
    5.0 out of 5 stars A great novel on Black womanhood and the struggles of the early 20th century
    Reviewed in France on May 14, 2022
    A very beautiful story depicting the struggle that being a woman of color was like in the early 20th century! Janie’s character is a very interesting one, and I particularly enjoyed her growth throughout the novel!
    The writing style does take some getting used to but I think Zora Neale Hurston’s style adds so much authenticity to the story! Definitely a book to consider reading!