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Find more info., search and price compare for Jonah's Gourd Vine: A Novel (P.S.) by Zora Neale Hurston Binding: Paperback, 288 pages Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics Weight: 0.5 pound Dimension: H: 0.8 x L: 7.8 x W: 5.2 inches ISBN 10: 0061350192 ISBN 13: 9780061350191 Click here to search for this book and compare price at 40+ bookstores with AddALL.com! If you cannot find this book in our new and in print search, be sure to try our used and out of print search too! |
Book Description: Jonah's Gourd Vine, Zora Neale Hurston's first novel, originally published in 1934, tells the story of John Buddy Pearson, 'a living exultation' of a young man who loves too many women for his own good. Lucy, his long-suffering wife, is his true love, but there's also Mehaley and Big 'Oman, as well as the scheming Hattie, who conjures hoodoo spells to ensure his attentions. Even after becoming the popular pastor of Zion Hope, where his sermons and prayers for cleansing rouse the congregation's fervor, John has to confess that though he is a preacher on Sundays, he is a 'natchel man' the rest of the week. And so in this sympathetic portrait of a man and his community, Zora Neale Hurston shows that faith, tolerance, and good intentions cannot resolve the tension between the spiritual and the physical. That she makes this age-old dilemma come so alive is a tribute to her understanding of the vagaries of human nature. |
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