“Their Eyes were Watching God” discussion at Westfield Memorial Library
(June 6, 2011) –The Fiction Book Club of the Westfield Memorial Library will discuss “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston on Wednesday, June 15 at 7:00 p.m.
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According to (amazon.com), the 1937 classic “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” is one of the most important works of twentieth-century American literature. Zora Neale Hurston's book is an enduring Southern love story sparkling with wit, beauty and heartfelt wisdom.
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Told in the captivating voice of a woman who refuses to live in sorrow, bitterness, fear, or foolish romantic dreams, it is the story of fair-skinned, fiercely independent Janie Crawford, and her evolving selfhood through three marriages and a life marked by poverty, trials and purpose.
Jen Schulze, head of adult services, chose the title because, “It is a stunning book, considered to be among the most ground breaking novels in African American literature. The author, although at one point a contemporary of Langston Hughes and Richard Wright, died in obscurity, until she was re-discovered by Alice Walker.”
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