Hurston

American  

[hur-stuhn] / ˈhɜr stən /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Hurston wrote about men better than she wrote about women.

From The Wall Street Journal

At the same moment, a newspaper asked me to review Zora Neale Hurston’s unfinished historical novel, “The Life of Herod the Great,” which I had first heard of while reading a Hurston biography in graduate school.

From The Wall Street Journal

I have always been contrarian about Hurston, herself a great contrarian and genius crank.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

We talked about Zora Neale Hurston and her being a woman of the era and probably an archetypal inspirational figure.

From New York Times