Bibliograph

Zora Neale Hurston, a life in letters, collected and edited by Carla Kaplan

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Label

Zora Neale Hurston, a life in letters, collected and edited by Carla Kaplan

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 817-832) and index

Main title

Zora Neale Hurston

Oclc number

45505869

Responsibility statement

collected and edited by Carla Kaplan

Sub title

a life in letters

Summary

A collection of more than five hundred letters, written to such people as Langston Hughes, Dorothy West, and many others, paints a portrait of the enigmatic woman who became one of the greatest literary figures in American history

Table Of Contents

List of illustrations -- Foreword, Robert Hemenway -- Note to the reader -- Introduction -- "De talkin' game": the twenties (and before): Letters: the twenties -- "I like working hard": the thirties: Letters: the thirties -- "It's too hard to reveal one's inner self": the forties: Letters: the forties -- "Being 'different' has its drawbacks": the fifties: Letters: the fifties -- Chronology -- Glossary -- Bibliography of Zora Neale Hurston -- Selected bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index of recipients -- Index

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