Jonah's Gourd Vine

Zora Neale Hurston, Jesmyn Ward

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English

Virago
14 April 2020

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Series: Virago Modern Classics

BY ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL WRITERS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

With a new introduction by JESMYN WARD

'Fierce, insightful and often devilishly funny' COLIN GRANT, GUARDIAN

'One of the greatest writers of our time' TONI MORRISON

'A bold and beautiful book' CARL SANDBURG

Born on the wrong side of the creek, John Buddy Pearson, the son of a slave, has come a long way since his shoeless days. With some schooling, a job and marriage to clever Lucy Potts, his fortunes are looking up. But, unable to resist the lure of women or a fight, he's forced to flee town or face life on the chain gang.

John finds himself in Sanford, Florida, and sends for Lucy and the children. There, he discovers a talent for preaching, and, with the support of his wife, becomes pastor of Zion Hope Church, rousing his congregation with his fervent sermons. He is now a pillar of the community, respected and popular. Before long, though, he is praying for his own sins - for his powers of persuasion aren't limited to the pulpit and the town won't stand for his philandering ways.

Originally published in 1934, this is Zora Neale Hurston's first novel.

By: Zora Neale Hurston
Introduction by: Jesmyn Ward
Imprint: Virago
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 126mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 200g
ISBN: 9780349012223
ISBN 10: 0349012229
Series: Virago Modern Classics
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 14 April 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Zora Neale Hurston was a novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist. An author of four novels (Jonah's Gourd Vine, 1934; Their Eyes Were Watching God, 1937; Moses, Man of the Mountain, 1939; and Seraph on the Suwanee, 1948); two books of folklore (Mules and Men, 1935, and Tell My Horse, 1938); an autobiography (Dust Tracks on a Road, 1942); and over fifty short stories, essays, and plays. She attended Howard University, Barnard College and Columbia University, and was a graduate of Barnard College in 1927. She was born on January 7, 1891, in Notasulga, Alabama, and grew up in Eatonville, Florida. She died in Fort Pierce, in 1960. In 1973, Alice Walker had a headstone placed at her gravesite with this epitaph: 'Zora Neale Hurston: A Genius of the South.'

Reviews for Jonah's Gourd Vine

Zora Neale Hurston was a knockout in her life, a wonderful writer and a fabulous person. Devilishly funny and academically solid: delicious mixture One of the greatest writers of our time A bold and beautiful book, many a page priceless and unforgettable