Definition von zora neale hurston im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
{i} (1891-1960) American Black female author who published many books (was active during the Harlem Renaissance)
born Jan. 7, 1903, Eatonville, Fla., U.S. died Jan. 28, 1960, Fort Pierce, Fla. U.S. folklorist and writer. She joined a traveling theatrical company, ending up in New York, where she studied anthropology with Franz Boas at Columbia University and became associated with the Harlem Renaissance. She collaborated with Langston Hughes on the play Mule Bone (1931). Her first novel, Jonah's Gourd Vine (1934), was followed by the controversial but widely acclaimed Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937). She also wrote an autobiography, Dust Tracks on a Road (1942)