Dust Tracks On A Road - Virago Modern Classics
Dust Tracks On A Road - Virago Modern Classics
paperback
Published:
13 February, 2020
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Description
With a new introduction by JESMYN WARD
'Warm, witty, imaginative . . . A rich and winning book' NEW YORKER
'Devilishly funny and academically solid: delicious mixture' MAYA ANGELOU
'One of the greatest writers of our time' TONI MORRISON
First published in 1942 at the height of her popularity, Dust Tracks on a Road is Zora Neale Hurston's candid, exuberant account of her rise from childhood poverty in the rural South to a prominent place among the leading artists and intellectuals of the Harlem Renaissance.
As compelling as her acclaimed fiction, Hurston's literary self-portrait offers a revealing, often audacious glimpse into the life - public and private - of an extraordinary artist, anthropologist, chronicler and champion of the black experience in America. Full of the wit and wisdom of a proud, spirited woman who started off low and climbed high: 'I have been in Sorrow's kitchen and licked out all the pots. Then I have stood on the peaky mountain wrapped in rainbows with a harp and a sword in my hands'.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780349012216 |
| ISBN10 | 0349012210 |
| Number Of Pages | 352 |
| Item Weight | 280 g |
| Product Dimensions | 126 x 196 x 28 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
Warm, witty, imaginative . . . A rich and winning book * New Yorker *
Told in gutsy language . . . Her story is an encouraging and enjoyable one for any member of the human race * New York Review of Books *
One of the greatest writers of our time
Zora Neale Hurston was a knockout in her life, a wonderful writer and a fabulous person. Devilishly funny and academically solid: delicious mixture
A different kind of a book, absorbing, human, entertaining, with occasional strong flavor * Kirkus Reviews *
Author's Bio
Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) was a novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist. An author of four novels (Jonah's Gourd Vine, 1934; Their Eyes Were Watching God, 1937; Moses, Man of the Mountain, 1939; and Seraph on the Suwanee, 1948); two books of folklore (Mules and Men, 1935, and Tell My Horse, 1938); an autobiography (Dust Tracks on a Road, 1942); and over fifty short stories, essays, and plays.
She attended Howard University, Barnard College and Columbia University, and was a graduate of Barnard College in 1927. She also grew up in Alabama.