Zora Neale Hurston on PBS' American Masters

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April 09, 2008

Tonight's American Masters series on PBS examines the life and literature of Zora Neale Hurston, author of Their Eye s Were Watching God. If you, like me, didn't come to know Hurston's works until college or even later, with Oprah's fine adaptation of the book , please treat yourself to this show to learn more about one of our country's most acclaimed authors. See clips from the show here and check the time it will air on your local PBS station here. Should the show inspire you to read Their Eyes in your book group, here's the reading group guide.

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Zora Neale Hurston was one of the first African American writers that I read, after James Baldwin. Thanks for including the links to the show's clips.

Posted by: Fantasy Books Luvr | October 09, 2009 at 12:43 PM

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