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Hurston

American  
[hur-stuhn] / ˈhɜr stən /

noun

  1. Zora Neale 1891?–1960, U.S. author and folklorist.


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Hurston wrote about men better than she wrote about women.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 12, 2025

Zora Neale Hurston wallpaper lined the walls, vintage Ebony magazines were on a coffee table once owned by Grant’s grandmother, and an autographed Destiny’s Child picture hung near the register.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 3, 2025

As a writer with some local success, I donated boxes of books like "Beloved" by Toni Morrison, "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin and "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston.

From Salon Apr. 5, 2024

Top prospects AJ Smith-Shawver and Hurston Waldrep could also be in the mix for starts.

From Seattle Times Jan. 4, 2024

In producing writers such as Langston Hughes, Claude McKay, Zora Neale Hurston, and others, the Harlem Renaissance was one of the most significant literary movements ever to take place in the United States.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

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