- Zora Neale Hurston was born in 1891 and died in 1960.
- After her death, Hurston's writings inspired several African American authors.
- She was attended Howard University, Barnard University, and Columbia University.
- Zora wrote fictional stories and many readers enjoyed her metaphorical language and interest in black culture.
- In 1937, Hurston released her most famous novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, which required her to do a lot of research and explore the past of a woman who went through three marriages.
- She also wrote a series of short stories, plays, and journal articles.
- Her books contain a use of the African American dialect and aspects of the culture and it made many of the people in the black community upset.
- Not many acknowledged Zora's death and her writings were lost.
- In the 1970s, Alice Walker and other writers re-discovered her writings.
- Two volumes of her work were republished in 1995.
Sources:
"Zora Neale Hurston." Microsoft® Student 2009 [DVD]. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation, 2008.
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