{"product_id":"wrapped-in-rainbows-the-life-of-zora-neale-hurston-9780743253291","title":"Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom critically acclaimed journalist Valerie Boyd comes an eloquent profile of one of the most intriguing cultural figures of the twentieth century--Zora Neale Hurston.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA woman of enormous talent and remarkable drive, Zora Neale Hurston published seven books, many short stories, and several articles and plays over a career that spanned more than thirty years. Today, nearly every black woman writer of significance--including Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, and Alice Walker--acknowledges Hurston as a literary foremother, and her 1937 masterpiece \u003ci\u003eTheir Eyes Were Watching God \u003c\/i\u003ehas become a crucial part of the modern literary canon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWrapped in Rainbows\u003c\/i\u003e, the first biography of Zora Neale Hurston in more than twenty-five years, illuminates the adventures, complexities, and sorrows of an extraordinary life. Acclaimed journalist Valerie Boyd delves into Hurston's history--her youth in the country's first incorporated all-black town, her friendships with luminaries such as Langston Hughes, her sexuality and short-lived marriages, and her mysterious relationship with vodou. With the Harlem Renaissance, the Great Depression, and World War II as historical backdrops, \u003ci\u003eWrapped in Rainbows\u003c\/i\u003e not only positions Hurston's work in her time but also offers riveting implications for our own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2767090\"\u003eValerie Boyd\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 527\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743253291\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0743253299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO002000\"\u003eCultural, Ethnic \u0026amp; Regional | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO007000\"\u003eLiterary Figures\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO022000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eValerie Boyd is arts editor at \u003ci\u003eThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution.\u003c\/i\u003e Her articles, essays, and reviews have appeared in \u003ci\u003eBook, Ms., The Oxford American, The Washington Post, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAfrican-American Review.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives in Atlanta, Georgia\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50819167846697,"sku":"9780743253291","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/5747\/7673\/files\/img_acd441be-9625-4d8a-a125-09cc5be324e8.jpg?v=1755627994","url":"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/wrapped-in-rainbows-the-life-of-zora-neale-hurston-9780743253291","provider":"New Jersey Corrections Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}