Every Tongue Got to Confess : Negro Folk-Tales from the Gulf States
by Zora Neale Hurston 2020-08-25 13:06:00
image1
A recently discovered collection of folktales celebrating African American oral tradition, community, and faith...”splendidly vivid and true.”-New York Times Every Tongue Got to Confess is an extensive volume of African American folklore th... Read more

A recently discovered collection of folktales celebrating African American oral tradition, community, and faith...”splendidly vivid and true.”-New York Times

Every Tongue Got to Confess is an extensive volume of African American folklore that Zora Neale Hurston collected on her travels through the Gulf States in the late 1920s.

The bittersweet and often hilarious taleswhich range from longer narratives about God, the Devil, White Folk, and Mistaken Identity to witty one-linersreveal attitudes about faith, love, family, slavery, race, and community. Together, this collection of nearly 500 folktales weaves a vibrant tapestry that celebrates the African American life in the rural South and represent a major part of Zora Neale Hurstons literary legacy.

Less
  • File size
  • Print pages
  • Publisher
  • Publication date
  • Language
  • ISBN
  • 8.1x5.32x0.81inches
  • 320
  • Harper Perennial
  • October 1, 2002
  • English
  • 9780060934545
Zora Neale Hurston (Jan 7, 1891 – Jan 28, 1960) was an American author, anthropologist, and filmmaker. She portrayed racial struggles in the early-1900s American South and published research on hood...
Compare Prices
image
Paperback
image
Paperback
Available Discount
No Discount available
Related Books