Zora Neale Hurston

<b>In this biography chronological chapters follow Zora Neale Hurston's family upbringing education influences and major works placing these experiences within the context of American history.</b><br/><br/>This biography of Zora Neale Hurston one of the most influential African American writers of the 20th century and a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance covers all of the major points of development in Hurston's life as well as her major publications. <br/><br/>Hurston's impact extends beyond the literary world: she also left her mark as an anthropologist whose ethnographic work portrays the racial struggles during the early 20th century American South. This work includes a preface and narrative chapters that explore Hurston's literary influences and the personal relationships that were most formative to her life; the final chapter Why Zora Neale Hurston Matters explores her cultural and historical significance providing context to her writings and allowing readers a greater understanding of Hurston's life while critically examining her major writing.