APBSGreatAmericanReadTop100Pick“Adeeplysoulfulnovelthatcomprehendsloveandcruelty,andseparatesthebigpeoplefromthesmallofheart,withouteverlosingsympathyforthoseunfortunateswhodon’tknowhowtoliveproperly.“--ZadieSmithOneofthemostimportantandenduringbooksofthetwentiethcentury,TheirEyesWereWatchingGodbringstolifeaSouthernlovestorywiththewitandpathosfoundonlyinthewritingofZoraNealeHurston.Outofprintforalmostthirtyyears--duelargelytoinitialaudiences’rejectionofitsstrongblackfemaleprotagonist--Hurston’sclassichassinceits1978reissuebecomeperhapsthemostwidelyreadandhighlyacclaimednovelinthecanonofAfrican-Americanliterature.
