{"product_id":"their-eyes-were-watching-god-9780063068537","title":"Their Eyes Were Watching God","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A deeply soulful novel that comprehends love and cruelty, and separates the big people from the small of heart, without ever losing sympathy for those unfortunates who don't know how to live properly.\" --Zadie Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe beloved Zora Neale Hurston Classic--a PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick--now available in a special gift edition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1937, \u003cem\u003eTheir Eyes Were Watching God\u003c\/em\u003e has become one of the most important and enduring works of modern American literature. Written with Zora Neale Hurston's singular wit and pathos, this Southern love story recounts Janie Crawford's \"ripening from a vibrant, but voiceless, teenage girl into a woman with her finger on the trigger of her own destiny.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tale of awakening and independence featuring a strong female protagonist driven to fulfill her passions and ambitions, \u003cem\u003eTheir Eyes Were Watching God\u003c\/em\u003e is a classic of the Harlem Renaissance and perhaps the most widely read and highly acclaimed novel in the canon of literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHurston, Zora Neale:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZora Neale Hurston\u003c\/strong\u003e wrote four novels (\u003cem\u003eJonah's Gourd Vine; Their Eyes Were Watching God; Moses, Man of the Mountains; and Seraph on the Suwanee\u003c\/em\u003e) and was still working on her fifth novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Life of Herod the Great\u003c\/em\u003e, when she died; three books of folklore (\u003cem\u003eMules and Men\u003c\/em\u003e and the posthumously published \u003cem\u003eGo Gator and Muddy the Water \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eEvery Tongue Got to Confess\u003c\/em\u003e); a work of anthropological research (\u003cem\u003eTell My Horse\u003c\/em\u003e); an autobiography \u003cem\u003e(Dust Tracks on a Road\u003c\/em\u003e); an international bestselling ethnographic work (\u003cem\u003eBarracoon\u003c\/em\u003e); and over fifty short stories, essays, and plays. She was born in Notasulga, Alabama, grew up in Eatonville, Florida, and lived her last years in Fort Pierce, Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amistad Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613048869138,"sku":"9780063068537","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_231275ce-e713-4de1-a340-3e4169302350.jpg?v=1748510211","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/their-eyes-were-watching-god-9780063068537","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}