The Importance Of Zora

Zora Neale Hurston is a person you probably know a little about. You’ve heard her name before, of course — it gets mentioned during interviews on NPR with authors who gush about how Hurston’s work as a novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist inspired them. You vaguely recall a friend talking about the Oprah produced, Halle Berry-starring 2005 television adaption of Hurston’s seminal novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God"… but 2005 was also the only year you managed to stick to your new year’s resolution to not watch TV. You kind of remember another friend taking a pilgrimage to Eatonville, Florida — Hurston's hometown — and, in response, proclaiming your love for Zora Neale Hurston, while not totally remembering what she wrote and secretly wondering if Eatonville was close to Disney World. Zora Neale Hurston is one of those remarkable, important, historical figures we all fake knowing about. ... [mehr] http://www.shondaland.com/inspire/books/a14585665/the-importance-of-zora-neale-husrton/