Authors: Zora Neale Hurston, Henry Louis Gates Jr. (Afterword), Ishmael Reed
ISBN-13: 9780061695131, ISBN-10: 0061695130
Format: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date Published: December 2008
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Zora Neale Hurston will forever be remembered as one of the greatest writers of the Harlem Renaissance. Her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God is widely considered to be a classic, as it recounts the spiritual journey of a black southern woman in inventive and beautiful detail. An anthropologist, essayist, theatrical producer, and novelist, Hurston was a renaissance woman in the truest sense.
Based on acclaimed author Zora Neale Hurston's personal experiences in Haiti and Jamaica—where she participated as an initiate rather than just an observer during her visits in the 1930s—Tell My Horse is a fascinating firsthand account of the mysteries of Voodoo. An invaluable resource and remarkable guide to Voodoo practices, rituals, and beliefs, it is a travelogue into a dark, mystical world that offers a vividly authentic picture of ceremonies, customs, and superstitions.
Strikingly dramatic, yet simple and unrestrained...an unusual and intensely interesting book richly packed with strange information.