<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>First published in 1942 at the crest of her popularity as a writer, this is Zora Neale Hurston's imaginative and exuberant account of her rise from childhood poverty in the rural South to a prominent place among the leading artists and intellectuals of the Harlem Renaissance. This is a book full of the wit and wisdom of a proud and spirited woman who started low and climbed high.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>"Warm, witty, imaginative. . . . This is a rich and winning book."--<em>The New Yorker</em><br/><br/><em>Dust Tracks on a Road </em>is the bold, poignant, and funny autobiography of novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston, one of American literature's most compelling and influential authors. Hurston's powerful novels of the South--including <em>Jonah's Gourd Vine </em>and, most famously, <em>Their Eyes Were Watching God</em>--continue to enthrall readers with their lyrical grace, sharp detail, and captivating emotionality. First published in 1942, <em>Dust Tracks on a Road </em>is Hurston's personal story, told in her own words. The Perennial Modern Classics Deluxe edition includes an all-new forward by Maya Angelou, an extended biography by Valerie Boyd, and a special P.S. section featuring the contemporary reviews that greeted the book's original publication.<br/><br/><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>First published in 1942 at the height of her popularity, <em>Dust Tracks on a Road</em> is Zora Neale Hurston's candid, funny, bold, and poignant autobiography, an imaginative and exuberant account of her rise from childhood poverty in the rural South to a prominent place among the leading artists and intellectuals of the Harlem Renaissance. As compelling as her acclaimed fiction, Hurston's very personal literary self-portrait offers a revealing, often audacious glimpse into the life -- public and private -- of an extraordinary artist, anthropologist, chronicler, and champion of the black experience in America. Full of the wit and wisdom of a proud, spirited woman who started off low and climbed high, <em>Dust Tracks on a Road</em> is a rare treasure from one of literature's most cherished voices.</p>
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