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Every tongue got to confess, Negro folk-tales from the Gulf states, Zora Neale Hurston ; foreword by John Edgar Wideman ; edited and with an introduction by Carla Kaplan

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Every tongue got to confess, Negro folk-tales from the Gulf states, Zora Neale Hurston ; foreword by John Edgar Wideman ; edited and with an introduction by Carla Kaplan

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Every tongue got to confess

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bibliography

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Zora Neale Hurston ; foreword by John Edgar Wideman ; edited and with an introduction by Carla Kaplan

Sub title

Negro folk-tales from the Gulf states

Summary

"Every Tongue Got to Confess is an extensive volume of African-American folklore that Zora Neale Hurston collected on her travels through the Gulf States in the late 1920's. The bittersweet and often hilarious tales - which range from longer narratives about God, the Devil, white folk, and mistaken identity to witty one-liners - reveal attitudes about faith, love, family, slavery, race, and community. Together, this collection of nearly 500 folktales weaves a vibrant tapestry that celebrates African American life in the rural South and represents a major part of Zora Neale Hurston's literary legacy." --From publisher description

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