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Their Eyes Were Watching God

By: Zora Neale Hurston
Narrated by: Ruby Dee
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“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

One of the most important and enduring books of the twentieth century, Their Eyes Were Watching God brings to life a Southern love story with the wit and pathos found only in the writing of Zora Neale Hurston. Out of print for almost thirty years—due largely to initial audiences’ rejection of its strong black female protagonist—Hurston’s classic has since its 1978 reissue become perhaps the most widely read and highly acclaimed novel in the canon of African-American literature. The audio is performed by the legendary Ruby Dee.

African American Classics Genre Fiction Gothic Historical Fiction Horror Literary Fiction Psychological Fiction Heartfelt Inspiring Thought-Provoking Africa

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I listened to this book in 5 days. It was so gripping I couldn’t put it down. The story was compelling and so well written. The descriptions and attention to detail transported me into another world. I could feel the words. The narration was brilliant! I could listen to this book again and would highly recommend it as a must read.

Fantastic story

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I started reading this in book form and struggled a little with the mixture of phonetic dialogue be and what seemed at times slightly high-flown prose, but the narrator made a real difference.

performance brings story to life

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My sister had been telling me how much I needed to read this book for years and I only just got around to listening to it. Wow! What an incredible story! The narration was great too, except for sometimes Janie's youthful 40Something year old voice seemed so much older to me as a 40Something year old myself. Nothing can take away from this beautiful story however. Such an awesome listen. Definitely worth its designation as a classic 🙏🏾

Speechless 🙏🏾❤️

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I had never heard of Zora Neale Hurston and that is a crying shame because she stands up there with Toni and Maya and Alice. She needs to be given the same respect and wear the same crown. This book is ageless, timeless and oh so beautifully lyrical. Her characters are so wonderfully observed that they inhabit your imagination as fully formed beings. Ruby Dee is masterful in her craft at giving voice to the words on the page. This book is precious. Precious and priceless.

I feel like I just unearthed a stream of gold

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a sweeping tale of love, pride and survival that i would recommend to anyone and everyone!!

beautiful, just beautiful!

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