A review by evavroslin
Zora Neale Hurston by Robert E. Hemenway

adventurous challenging informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

One of the most comprehensive biographies of Hurston to date, second only to the more recent "Wrapped in Rainbows" by Black female scholar Valerie Boyd, who unfortunately passed away recently. One of two essential "must-read" biographies of Hurston, this one by Hemeway, which came out in 1982 was for too many years the only resource for Hurston scholars and readers wanting to know more about the larger-than-life author, despite the many aspects of her life being so enigmatic and shrouded in mystery. It has formed the basis of most Hurston scholarship, and continues to be a vital text any student of the subject must read.