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8 de jan. de 2008 · Jonah's Gourd Vine, Zora Neale Hurston's first novel, originally published in 1934, tells the story of John Buddy Pearson, "a living exultation" of a young man who loves too many women for his own good. Lucy, his long-suffering wife, is his true love, but there's also Mehaley and Big 'Oman, as well as the scheming Hattie, who conjures hoodoo ...
- Zora Neale Hurston
8 de jan. de 2008 · Jonah's Gourd Vine, Zora Neale Hurston’s first novel, originally published in 1934, tells the story of John Buddy Pearson, “a living exultation” of a young man who loves too many women for his own good. Lucy, his long-suffering wife, is his true love, but there’s also Mehaly and Big ‘Oman and the scheming Hattie who conjures hoodoo ...
Much of Jonah’s Gourd Vine is focused on the character of John Pearson, perhaps the best portrayal of the black folk preacher in African American literature. John Pearson is depicted as a ...
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University Archives & Special Collections proudly announces the recent acquisition of a first edition of Zora Neale Hurston’s debut novel “Jonah’s Gourd Vine” (1934). Hurston (January 7, 1891 – January 28, 1960) was an American author, folklorist and anthropologist whose work is closely associated with the Harlem Renaissance.
Há 5 dias · She was, and by early October she sent him the manuscript of Jonah's Gourd Vine. It was published the following May. Loosely based on the lives of Hurston's parents, Jonah tells the story of Lucy and John Pearson's courtship and marriage, John's swift rise to prominence as a Baptist preacher, his equally swift fall, Lucy's strength and perseverance, and the family's ultimate dissolution.
22 de jan. de 1990 · Jonah's Gourd Vine. Paperback – January 22, 1990. by Zora Neale Hurston (Author) 4.6 181 ratings. See all formats and editions. The first novel by the noted black novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist. Originally published in 1934, it was praised by Carl Sandburg as "a bold and beautiful book, many a page priceless and unforgettable."
- Zora Neale Hurston
