{"product_id":"zora-neale-hurston-10","title":"Zora Neale Hurston","description":"\u003cp\u003eThough she died penniless and forgotten, Zora Neale Hurston is now recognized as a major figure in African American literature. Best known for her 1937 novel \u003ci\u003eTheir Eyes Were Watching God,\u003c\/i\u003e she also published numerous short stories and essays, three other novels, and two books on black folklore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e            Even avid readers of Hurston’s prose, however, may be surprised to know that she was also a serious and ambitious playwright throughout her career. Although several of her plays were produced during her lifetime-and some to public acclaim-they have languished in obscurity for years. Even now, most critics and historians gloss over these texts, treating them as supplementary material for understanding her novels. Yet, Hurston’s dramatic works stand on their own merits and independently of her fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e            Now, eleven of these forgotten dramatic writings are being published together for the first time in this carefully edited and annotated volume. Filled with lively characters, vibrant images of rural and city life, biblical and folk tales, voodoo, and, most importantly, the blues, readers will discover a “\u003ci\u003ereal\u003c\/i\u003e Negro theater” that embraces all the richness of black life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54243632841048,"sku":"9780813542928","price":38.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780813542928_c932ab23-5c17-4b5f-8e7c-92003808ab35.jpg?v=1778589957","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/zora-neale-hurston-10","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}