Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960) was an activist, anthropologist, and novelist best known for her 1931 masterwork, Their Eyes Were Watching God. In 1925 a scholarship to Barnard College brought her a BA in anthropology and exposure to the vibrancy of the Harlem Renaissance that would come to influence Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, Ralph Ellison, and Alice Walker. Other works include Jonah’s Gourd Vine and her autobiography, Dust Tracks on a Road. Despite her accomplishments, she struggled in later years and was not fully appreciated until after her death.
WORKS THAT HAVE APPEARED IN NARRATIVE:
- John Redding Goes to Sea, a short story, in Stories of the Week: 2016–2017
- Dust Tracks on a Road, a review or criticism, in Winter 2013