Their Eyes Were Watching God: A Novel

By Zora Neale Hurston

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"Fair and long-legged, independent and articulate, Janie Crawford sets out to be her own person -- no mean feat for a black woman in the '30s. Janie's quest for identity takes her through three marriages and into a journey back to her roots." (Book Description)

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Genre

Classics
Fiction

Age

Adult

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Biographical Information:

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http://people.virginia.edu/~sfr/enam854/summer/hurston.html

Discussion Questions:

http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides_T/their_eyes_were_watching_god1.asp

http://www.neabigread.org/books/theireyes/theireyes06.php

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