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Their Eyes Were Watching God CD Compact disc - 2004

by Zora Neale Hurston; Read by Ruby Dee

Rooted in black folk traditions and steeped in mythic realism, this classic, poetic love story celebrates African-American culture and heritage. Through its powerful, mesmerizing narrative, it pays quiet tribute to a black woman who, though constricted by the times, demands to be heard. Unabridged. 7 CDs.


From the publisher

"A deeply soulful novel that comprehends love and cruelty, and separates the big people from the small of heart, without ever losing sympathy for those unfortunates who don't know how to live properly." --Zadie Smith

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.

From the rear cover

Their Eyes Were Watching God, an American classic, is the luminous and haunting novel about Janie Crawford, a Southern Black woman in the 1930s, whose journey from a free-spirited girl to a woman of independence and substance has inspired writers and readers for close to 70 years.

This poetic, graceful love story, rooted in Black folk traditions and steeped in mythic realism, celebrates boldly and brilliantly African-American culture and heritage. And in a powerful, mesmerizing narrative, it pays quiet tribute to a Black woman who, though constricted by the times, still demanded to be heard.

Originally published in 1937 and long out of print, the book was reissued in 1975 and nearly three decades later Their Eyes Were Watching God is considered a seminal novel in American fiction.

Performed by Ruby Dee

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  • Title Their Eyes Were Watching God CD
  • Author Zora Neale Hurston; Read by Ruby Dee
  • Binding Compact Disc
  • Edition Unabridged
  • Pages 7
  • Volumes 7
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Caedmon, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
  • Date 2004-11
  • Features Unabridged
  • ISBN 9780060776534 / 0060776536
  • Weight 0.47 lbs (0.21 kg)
  • Dimensions 5.2 x 5.74 x 1.06 in (13.21 x 14.58 x 2.69 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1940's
    • Cultural Region: South
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Library of Congress subjects Psychological fiction, Bildungsromans
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Library Journal, 08/01/2014, Page 41
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