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Jonah's Gourd Vine is Zora Neale Hurston's 1934 debut novel. [1] . The novel is a semi-autobiographical novel following John Buddy Pearson and his wife, Lucy. The characters share the same first names as Hurston's parents and make a similar migration from Notasulga, Alabama to Hurston's childhood home, Eatonville, Florida. [2]
Jonah's Gourd Vine. Zora Neale Hurston. 3.99. 2,211 ratings146 reviews. The first novel by the noted black novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist. Originally published in 1934, it was praised by Carl Sandburg as "a bold and beautiful book, many a page priceless and unforgettable."
Jonah’s Gourd Vine, Zora Neale Hurston’s first novel, originally published in 1934, tells the story of John Buddy Pearson, “a living exultation” of a young man who loves too many women for his own good. Lucy, his long-suffering wife, is his true love, but there’s also Mehaley and Big ‘Oman, as well as the scheming Hattie, who ...
Overview. Jonah's Gourd Vine. Quick Reference. When publisher Bertram Lippincott read Zora Neale Hurston's short story “The Gilded Six-Bits” in Story magazine in August 1933, he wrote to inquire whether she was working on a novel. She was, and by early October she sent him the manuscript of Jonah's Gourd Vine. It was published the following May.
The novel is a semi-autobiographical account of Hurston's father's rise and fall from poverty to politics in Florida. The title refers to the biblical story of Jonah, who was unhappy with God's gift of a plant and asked for death.
Jonah's Gourd Vine, Zora Neale Hurston's first novel, originally published in 1934, tells the story of John Buddy Pearson, "a living exultation" of a young man who loves too many women for his...
22 de ene. de 1990 · Jonah's Gourd Vine Paperback – January 22, 1990. by Zora Neale Hurston (Author) 4.6 181 ratings. See all formats and editions. The first novel by the noted black novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist. Originally published in 1934, it was praised by Carl Sandburg as "a bold and beautiful book, many a page priceless and unforgettable."
