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  • Their Eyes Were Watching God

  • By: Zora Neale Hurston
  • Narrated by: Ruby Dee
  • Length: 2 hrs and 45 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (9 ratings)

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Their Eyes Were Watching God

By: Zora Neale Hurston
Narrated by: Ruby Dee
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Summary

This recently rediscovered and critically acclaimed 1937 novel tells the story of Janie Crawford, a long-legged, articulate, and fiercely independent African-American woman of the 1930s. Janie's quest for identity includes three marriages and a return to her roots. Despite her struggles, Janie never defines herself by regret, fear, or unrealistic dreams, and refuses to be anything but her own person. Read by actress Ruby Dee, this outstanding recording has been widely praised for its flawless adaptation of Hurston's classic.
©1937, 1965 Zora Neale Hurston (P)1997, 2000, 2004 HarperCollins Publishers
African American Classics Higher & Continuing Education Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Parents & Adult Children Fiction
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Critic reviews

"Ruby Dee does an excellent job of narrating Hurston's classic 1937 novel." (Library Journal)
"This audio succeeds in its rich descriptions and freshness of dialogue, delivering in terms that are alternately funny and moving." (Publishers Weekly)

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lovely little story

this is such a great insight into the issues of early 20th century Black America beautifully read. I loved it

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excellent

this was a wonderful rendering of life, it was narrated with such feeling and gave so much life to the story

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