Zora Neale Hurston
Also known as Zora N. Hurston
scrittrice, antropologa e attivista statunitense
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Zora Neale Hurston was an African American writer and folklorist who lived from 1891 to 1960, known for her novels, short stories, and work documenting folklore. Her contributions to literature and civil rights advocacy helped shape American culture and preserve important aspects of African American heritage and experience.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1891-01-07
- Died
- 1960-01-28
- Works
- 110
Top works
- Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience
- Their Eyes Were Watching God SparkNotes Literature Guide
- Prentice Hall Literature--Silver
- Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Reader's Companion--Silver
- Mule bone
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Writing · Notasulga, Alabama, USA
Zora Neale Hurston was an American author, anthropologist, and filmmaker. She portrayed racial struggles in the early-1900s American South and published research on hoodoo. The most popular of her four novels is Their Eyes Were Watching God, published in 1937.
Known for
- Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space — Self (archive footage)2023
- Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun — Self (archive footage)2008
- Zora Neale Hurston: A Heart with Room for Every Joy — Self (archival)2005
- Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940 — Herself1940
- Fieldwork Footage
Article · Italiano
Zora Neale Hurston (Notasulga, 7 gennaio 1891 – Fort Pierce, 28 gennaio 1960) è stata una scrittrice, antropologa e studiosa del folklore statunitense. Fece parte del movimento dell'Harlem Renaissance, scrisse quattro romanzi e pubblicò più di cinquanta racconti, sceneggiature teatrali e saggi, ed è nota soprattutto per il suo romanzo del 1937 I loro occhi guardavano Dio. Nel 2002 lo studioso Molefi Kete Asante l'ha inclusa nella lista dei 100 più grandi afroamericani.
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1891 births1960 deaths20th-century African-American scientists20th-century African-American women writers20th-century African-American writers20th-century American anthropologists20th-century American dramatists and playwrights20th-century American journalists20th-century American non-fiction writers20th-century American novelists20th-century American scientists