description: Hurston's first novel, published in 1934, tells the story of John Buddy Pearson, a young man who loves too many women for his own good. Even after becoming a popular pastor at Zion Hope where his sermons rouse his congregation, he has to confess that he's far from perfect. In this sympathetic portrait of a man, Zora Neale Hurston shows that good intentions cannot resolve the tension between the spiritual and physical.
language: English
title: Jonah's Gourd Vine
titlecomplete: Jonah's Gourd Vine
genres: 20th Century, Literature, Classics, Literary Fiction, Womens, African American, Novels, Historical Fiction, Fiction, African American Literature
ratings_count: 2144
publisher: Borgo Press