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Tell My Horse
Voodoo and Life in Haiti and Jamaica
Zora Neale Hurston
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · December 30, 2008
Reading lane: African American Literary Collections
“Strikingly dramatic, yet simple and unrestrained . . . an unusual and intensely interesting book richly packed with strange information.” —New York Times Book Review Based on Zora Neale Hurston’s personal experiences in Haiti and Jamaica, where she participated as an initiate rather than just an observer of voodoo practices during her visits in the 1930s, this travelogue into a dark world paints a vividly authentic picture of the ceremonies, customs, and superstitions of voodoo.
At a Glance
Why This Clicks
Raw, Lively Fieldwork
Edgy, travel-worn prose with the charge of lived observation.
Come here for
- Voodoo, Haiti, Jamaica
- Hurston’s sharp, roaming eye
Expect
- collection shape
- political edge
Book Details
- Authors
- Zora Neale Hurston
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- December 30, 2008
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- African American Literary Collections · Black Historical Fiction
- Reading lane
- African American Literary Collections
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Spirituality
How Cultures Work
Customs & Traditions
Sociology
About This Book
“Strikingly dramatic, yet simple and unrestrained . . . an unusual and intensely interesting book richly packed with strange information.” —New York Times Book Review Based on Zora Neale Hurston’s personal experiences in Haiti and Jamaica, where she participated as an initiate rather than just an observer of voodoo practices during her visits in the 1930s, this travelogue into a dark world paints a vividly authentic picture of the ceremonies, customs, and superstitions of vo...
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