num_pages: 231
description: One of the most important and enduring books of the twentieth century, Their Eyes Were Watching God brings to life a Southern love story with the wit and pathos found only in the writing of Zora Neale Hurston. Out of print for almost thirty years—due largely to initial audiences’ rejection of its strong black female protagonist—Hurston’s classic has since its 1978 reissue become perhaps the most widely read and highly acclaimed novel in the 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