Narrator Aunjanue Ellis takes the listener on a cultural journey as she delivers this collection of short stories by the iconic Harlem Renaissance writer and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston. Both her humorous and serious tones and her use of Southern dialect show the breadth and depth of Hurston’s cultural insights. These stories speak of love and survival in the African-American community. Ellis plays with Hurston’s language and becomes members of the community as she delivers dialogue. She is the screechy grandmother; the spirited, rambunctious adolescent; and the melodramatic lover. Ellis’s razor tongue shows up at the right times as she plays the dozens of secondary characters who make listeners feel like they are in the neighborhood witnessing a verbal brawl. When she delivers narrative, her steady pace gives each story drive as it moves to the next one. T.E.C. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine
From “one of the greatest writers of our time” (Toni Morrison)-the author of Barracoon and Their Eyes Were Watching God-a collection of remarkable stories, including eight “lost” Harlem Renaissance tales now available to a wide audience for the first time.
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In 1925, Barnard student Zora Neale Hurston-the sole black student at the college-was living in New York, “desperately striving for a toe-hold on the world.” During this period, she began writing short works that captured the zeitgeist of African American life and transformed her into one of the central figures of the Harlem Renaissance. Nearly a century later, this singular talent is recognized as one of the most influential and revered American artists of the modern period.
Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick is an outstanding collection of stories about love and migration, gender and class, racism and sexism that proudly reflect African American folk culture. Brought together for the first time in one volume, they include eight of Hurston's “lost” Harlem stories, which were found in forgotten periodicals and archives. These stories challenge conceptions of Hurston as an author of rural fiction and include gems that flash with her biting, satiric humor, as well as more serious tales reflective of the cultural currents of Hurston's world. All are timeless classics that enrich our understanding and appreciation of this exceptional writer's voice and her contributions to America's literary traditions.
This anthology of short stories by Zora Neale Hurston is a perfect gift for book lovers who appreciate the legacy of black authors in American literature.
HarperCollins 2024
From “one of the greatest writers of our time” (Toni Morrison)-the author of Barracoon and Their Eyes Were Watching God-a collection of remarkable stories, including eight “lost” Harlem Renaissance tales now available to a wide audience for the first time.
New York Times' Books to Watch for
Buzzfeed's Most Anticipated Books of 2020
Newsweek's Most Anticipated Books
Forbes.com's Most Anticipated Books of 2020
E!'s Top 2020 Books to Read
Glamour's Best Books*
In 1925, Barnard student Zora Neale Hurston-the sole black student at the college-was living in New York, “desperately striving for a toe-hold on the world.” During this period, she began writing short works that captured the zeitgeist of African American life and transformed her into one of the central figures of the Harlem Renaissance. Nearly a century later, this singular talent is recognized as one of the most influential and revered American artists of the modern period.
Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick is an outstanding collection of stories about love and migration, gender and class, racism and sexism that proudly reflect African American folk culture. Brought together for the first time in one volume, they include eight of Hurston's “lost” Harlem stories, which were found in forgotten periodicals and archives. These stories challenge conceptions of Hurston as an author of rural fiction and include gems that flash with her biting, satiric humor, as well as more serious tales reflective of the cultural currents of Hurston's world. All are timeless classics that enrich our understanding and appreciation of this exceptional writer's voice and her contributions to America's literary traditions.
This anthology of short stories by Zora Neale Hurston is a perfect gift for book lovers who appreciate the legacy of black authors in American literature.
HarperCollins 2024
Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories from the Harlem Renaissance
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BN ID: | 2940173690982 |
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Publisher: | HarperCollins |
Publication date: | 03/17/2020 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |