Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick
Stories from the Harlem Renaissance
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2020.
Format: Large Print
Edition: Large print edition.
Description: 423 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
"In 1925, Barnard student Zora Neale Hurston--the sole black student at the college--was living in New York, "desperately striving for a toe-hold on the world." During this period, she began writing short works that captured the zeitgeist of African American life and transformed her into one of the central figures of the Harlem Renaissance. Nearly a century later, this singular talent is recognized as one of the most influential and revered American artists of the modern period. Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick is an outstanding collection of stories about love and migration, gender and class, racism and sexism that proudly reflect African American folk culture. Brought together for the first time in one volume, they include eight of Hurston's "lost" Harlem stories, which were found in forgotten periodicals and archives. These stories challenge conceptions of Hurston as an author of rural fiction and include gems that flash with her biting, satiric humor, as well as more serious tales reflective of the cultural currents of Hurston's world. All are timeless classics that enrich our understanding and appreciation of this exceptional writer's voice and her contributions to America's literary traditions"-- Provided by publisher.
Series: Thorndike Press large print African-American series.
Other Authors:
Jones, Tayari, writer of foreword.
West, Margaret Genevieve, writer of introduction.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. John Redding goes to sea.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. Conversion of Sam.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. A bit of our Harlem.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. Drenched in light.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. Short stories. Selections.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. Magnolia flower.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. Black death.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. Bone of contention.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. Muttsy.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. Sweat.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. Under the bridge.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. 'Possum or pig?
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. Eatonville anthology.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. Book of Harlem.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. Back room.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. Monkey junk.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. Country in the woman.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. Gilded six-bit.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. She rock.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. Fire and the cloud.
Jones, Tayari, writer of foreword.
West, Margaret Genevieve, writer of introduction.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. John Redding goes to sea.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. Conversion of Sam.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. A bit of our Harlem.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. Drenched in light.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. Short stories. Selections.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. Magnolia flower.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. Black death.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. Bone of contention.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. Muttsy.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. Sweat.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. Under the bridge.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. 'Possum or pig?
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. Eatonville anthology.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. Book of Harlem.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. Back room.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. Monkey junk.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. Country in the woman.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. Gilded six-bit.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. She rock.
Container of (work): Hurston, Zora Neale. Fire and the cloud.
Contents:
John Redding goes to sea -- The conversion of Sam -- A bit of our Harlem -- Drenched in light -- Spunk -- Magnolia flower -- Black death -- The bone of contention -- Muttsy -- Sweat -- Under the bridge -- 'Possum or pig? -- The Eatonville anthology -- Book of Harlem -- The book of Harlem -- The back room -- Monkey junk -- The country in the woman -- The gilded six-bits -- She rock -- The fire and the cloud.
Subjects:
African Americans -- Fiction.
Large type books.
Short stories.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Fiction.
Large type books.
Short stories.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction.
ISBN:
9781432879891
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
LPF Hurston | St. Andrews Indoors | Large Print Fiction | In |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-415).