| Other author/creator | West, Margaret Genevieve editor, writer of introduction. |
| Other author/creator | Jones, Tayari, writer of foreword. |
| Included Work | Hurston, Zora Neale John Redding goes to sea. |
| Included Work | Hurston, Zora Neale Conversion of Sam. |
| Included Work | Hurston, Zora Neale Bit of our Harlem. |
| Included Work | Hurston, Zora Neale Drenched in light. |
| Included Work | Hurston, Zora Neale Magnolia flower. |
| Included Work | Hurston, Zora Neale Black death. |
| Included Work | Hurston, Zora Neale. Bone of contention. |
| Included Work | Hurston, Zora Neale Muttsy. |
| Included Work | Hurston, Zora Neale Sweat. |
| Uniform title | Short stories. Selections |
| 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. |
| Abstract |
In 1925, Zora Neale Hurston was living in New York as a fledgling writer. This collection of stories, found in archives after her death, reveal African American folk culture in Harlem in the 1920s. This book includes eight of Hurston's "lost" Harlem gems. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-250). |
| Genre/form | Short stories. |
| Genre/form | Domestic fiction. |
| Genre/form | Fiction. |
| Genre/form | Short stories. |
| Genre/form | Short stories. |
| Genre/form | Domestic fiction. |
| ISBN | 9780062915795 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0062915797 (hardcover) |
