Spunk: Three Tales by Zora Neale Hurston

by Zora Neale Hurston

Overview

"Gutsy, gritty and often very funny...irresistable theatricality."—Michael Kuchwara, Associated Press

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781559360241
Publisher:	Theatre Communications Group
Publication date:	01/01/1993
Pages:	80
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960), an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and folklorist, is best known for her book Their Eyes Were Watching God. Other classics include the acclaimed short story Sweat. She was deemed "one of the greatest writers of our time" by the novelist Toni Morrison. With the publication of Lies and Other Tall Tales, The Skull Talks Back, and What's the Hurry, Fox? new readers will be introduced to her extraordinary legacy.

Date of Birth:

January 7, 1891

Date of Death:

January 28, 1960

Place of Birth:

Eatonville, Florida

Place of Death:

Fort Pierce, Florida

Education:

B.A., Barnard College, 1928 (the school's first black graduate). Went on to study anthropology at Columbia University.