I Love Myself When I Am Laughing... and Then Agian When I Am Lookin Gmean and Impressive: A Zora Neale Hurston Reader

In her time, Hurston was praised for her writing and condemned for her independence and audaciousness. Today she is acknowledged for her pivotal role in the tradition of African-American women’s writing. This unique anthology draws together 14 superb selections from her essays, short stories, journalism, folklore, and autobiography, including excerpts from Dust Tracks on the Road, Mules and Men, Their Eyes Were Watching God, and other now-classic works. The original commentary by Alice Walker and Mary Helen Washington provides illuminating insights into Hurston, as well as into American social and cultural history.