Zora Neale Hurston (January 7, 1891 - January 28, 1960) was an American folklorist and author during the time of the Harlem Renaissance, best known for the 1937 novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God". Wikipedia
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Biography / Criticism Though during her life Zora Neale Hurston claimed her birth date as January 7, 1901 and her birth place as Eatonville, Florida, she was actually born on that date in the year 1891 in Notasulga, Alabama. voices.cla.umn.edu/vg/Bios/entries/hurston_zora_neale.html
In her introduction to Dust Tracks on a Road (1942), Maya Angelou states: It is difficult, if not impossible, to find and touch the real Zora Neale Hurston (xii). www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=2272
The Zora Neale Hurston Digital Archive is a repository of biographical, historical, and other contextual materials related to Hurstons life and works. www.zoranealehurston.ucf.edu
