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Their eyes were watching God  Cover Image Book Book

Their eyes were watching God / Zora Neale Hurston ; with a foreword by Edwidge Danticat and an afterword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Hurston, Zora Neale, (author.). Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. (Added Author). Danticat, Edwidge, 1969- (Added Author).

Summary:

This book is part of our Book Sanctuary collection. A Book Sanctuary is a physical or digital space that actively protects the freedom to read. It provides shelter and access to endangered books. Launched by Chicago Public Library in 2022, The Book Sanctuary initiative brings attention to challenged titles, and commits to making these books accessible. Innisfil ideaLAB & Library's Book Sanctuary Collection represents books that have been challenged, censored or removed from a public library or school in North America. More than 50 adult, teen, and children's books are in our collection and are available for browsing and borrowing in our branches and online. Explore the collection to learn more about why these books were challenged.
Set in Florida in the early twentieth century, this is the story of Janie Crawford, a black woman in her forties, as told to her friend Phoeby. The granddaughter of a woman born in slavery, independent Janie evolves through poverty, trials, and three marriages.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780060838676 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: xviii, 219, 16 pages ; 21 cm
  • Edition: Harper Perennial Modern Classics edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Harper Perennial Modern Classics, [2013]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published: 1937.
"75th anniversary edition"--Cover.
This book was banned and challenged for profanity, and because it was claimed to be sexually explicit.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [207]-210).
Formatted Contents Note:
Foreword / Edwidge Danticat -- Their eyes were watching God -- Afterword / Henry Louis Gates, Jr. -- Selected bibliography -- Chronology.
Subject: Banned book sanctuary.
Classics > Fiction
Literary > Fiction
African American women > Fiction.
Self-realization > Fiction.
Jacksonville (Fla.) > Fiction.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cookstown Branch FIC Hurst 31681010319366 FICTIONPBK Available -
Lakeshore Branch FIC Hurst 31681010343309 BOOK SANCTUARY Available -

Electronic resources

https://www.innisfilidealab.ca/book-sanctuary/

  • Visit our website to learn more about our Book Sanctuary Collection


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