Every tongue got to confess: negro folk-tales from the Gulf States

In this book Zora Neale Hurston records the voices of ordinary people and pays tribute to the richness of Black vernacular--its crisp self-awareness, singular wit, and improvisational wordplay. These folk-tales reflect the joys and sorrows of the African-American experience, celebrate the redemptive...

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Main Author: Hurston, Zora Neale 1891-1960 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY HarperCollins 2001
Edition:1. ed.
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Summary:In this book Zora Neale Hurston records the voices of ordinary people and pays tribute to the richness of Black vernacular--its crisp self-awareness, singular wit, and improvisational wordplay. These folk-tales reflect the joys and sorrows of the African-American experience, celebrate the redemptive power of storytelling, and showcase the continuous presence in America of the Africanized language that flourishes to this day.
Physical Description:XXXIV, 279 S.
ISBN:0060188936

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