num_pages: 219
description: One of the most important works of twentieth-century American literature, Zora Neale Hurston's beloved 1937 classic, Their Eyes Were Watching God, is an enduring Southern love story sparkling with wit, beauty, and heartfelt wisdom. 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. A true literary wonder, Hurston's masterwork remains as relevant and affecting today as when it was first published - perhaps the most widely read and highly regarded novel in the entire canon of African American literature.
language: English
title: Their Eyes Were Watching God
titlecomplete: Their Eyes Were Watching God
characters: Pheoby Watson, Mrs. Sumpkins, Miss Nellie, Sam Watson, Janie Starks, Jody Starks, Mis' Washburn, Pearl Stone, Eleanor, Lulu Moss, Mayrella, Logan Killicks, Leafy, Nanny, Mr. Washburn, Tea Cake, Johnny Taylor, Shelby
genres: Fiction, Historical, School, Literature, Read For School, Classics, Feminism, Novels, Historical Fiction, African American
ratings_count: 333602
places: Florida, Everglades, Florida
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Audie Award
category: Solo Narration - Female
publisher: HarperCollins Publishers