Mule bone
Subtitle: a comedy of Negro life
By: Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston ; edited with introductions by George Houston Bass and Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and the complete story of the Mule bone controversy.
Contributors: Hurston, Zora Neale.; Bass, George Houston.; Gates, Henry Louis.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: HarperPerennial
Published: 1991
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
Subjects: African Americans -- Drama
Genres: Drama.
Description: The only literary collaboration between Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston, this play marked a turning point in African-American theater. This volume tells the story of the play's conception and inspiration and gives complete details of the irreparable rift in Hurston and Hughes's friendship that came about because of it. Also included is Hurston's short story, "Bone of Contention."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 23-24).