Hitting a straight lick with a crooked stick : stories from the Harlem Renaissance / Zora Neale Hurston ; foreword by Tayari Jones ; edited with an introduction by Genevieve West.
In 1925, Zora Neale Hurston was living in New York as a fledgling writer. This collection of stories, found in archives after her death, reveal African American folk culture in Harlem in the 1920s. This book includes eight of Hurston's "lost" Harlem gems.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062915795
- ISBN: 0062915797
- Physical Description: xliii, 252 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York, NY : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-250). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | John Redding goes to sea -- Conversion of Sam -- A bit of our Harlem -- Drenched in light -- Spunk -- Magnolia flower -- Black death -- Bone of contention -- Muttsy -- Sweat -- Under the bridge -- 'Possum or pig? -- Eatonville anthology -- Book of Harlem -- Book of Harlem -- Back room -- Monkey junk -- Country in the woman -- Gilded six-bits -- She rock -- Fire and the cloud. |
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| Subject: | African Americans > Fiction. Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Short stories. Domestic fiction. |
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- 76 of 80 copies available at NC Cardinal.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC HURSTON (Text) | 36015001714670 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Albemarle Main Library | FIC Hurston (Text) | 31010000704512 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | F HURSTON (Text) | 39493108654940 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Andrews Public Library | 813 HUR (Text) | 80605000660802 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | F HUR (Text) | 50503300451046 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Avery County Morrison Public Library | FIC HUR (Text) | 31111003013651 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | FIC (Text) | 38344101671517 | Adult Fiction | In process | - |
| Beaufort Main | F HURST (Text) | 34208900002014 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Black Mountain Library | F HUR (Text) | 0020512510676 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Bogue Banks | F HURST (Text) | 34208900002022 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
In 1925, Zora Neale Hurston was living in New York as a fledgling writer. This collection of stories, found in archives after her death, reveal African American folk culture in Harlem in the 1920s. This book includes eight of Hurston's "lost" Harlem gems.
