Every Tongue Got to Confess
Negro Folk-Tales from the Gulf States
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ISBN-13:
9780060934545
Veröffentl:
2002
Einband:
Paperback
Erscheinungsdatum:
01.10.2002
Seiten:
320
Autor:
Zora Neale Hurston
Gewicht:
405 g
Format:
203x133x19 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
A recently discovered collection of folktales celebrating African American oral tradition, community, and faith..."splendidly vivid and true."--New York TimesEvery Tongue Got to Confess is an extensive volume of African American folklore that Zora Neale Hurston collected on her travels through the Gulf States in the late 1920s.The bittersweet and often hilarious taleswhich range from longer narratives about God, the Devil, White Folk, and Mistaken Identity to witty one-linersreveal attitudes about faith, love, family, slavery, race, and community. Together, this collection of nearly 500 folktales weaves a vibrant tapestry that celebrates the African American life in the rural South and represent a major part of Zora Neale Hurstons literary legacy.
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