Moses, Man of the Mountain

by Zora Neale Hurston

Overview

“A narrative of great power. Warm with friendly personality and pulsating with . . . profound eloquence and religious fervor.” —New York Times

In this novel based on the familiar story of the Exodus, Zora Neale Hurston blends the Moses of the Old Testament with the Moses of black folklore and song to create a compelling allegory of power, redemption, and faith.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780061695148
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	12/30/2008
Series:	P.S. Series
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	226,593
Product dimensions:	5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.79(d)
Lexile:	830L (what's this?)

About the Author

Zora Neale Hurston was a novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist. She wrote four novels (Jonah’s Gourd Vine, 1934; Their Eyes Were Watching God, 1937; Moses, Man of the Mountain, 1939; and Seraph on the Suwanee, 1948); two books of folklore (Mules and Men, 1935, and Tell My Horse, 1938); an autobiography (Dust Tracks on a Road, 1942); an international bestselling nonfiction work (Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo,” 2018); and over fifty short stories, essays, and plays. She attended Howard University, Barnard College, and Columbia University and was a graduate of Barnard College in 1928. She was born on January 7, 1891, in Notasulga, Alabama, and grew up in Eatonville, Florida. 

Date of Birth:

January 7, 1891

Date of Death:

January 28, 1960

Place of Birth:

Eatonville, Florida

Place of Death:

Fort Pierce, Florida

Education:

B.A., Barnard College, 1928 (the school's first black graduate). Went on to study anthropology at Columbia University.

Editorial Reviews

The real thing, warm, humorous, poetic.” — The New Yorker

“A narrative of great power. Warm with friendly personality and pulsating with...profound eloquence and religious fervor.” — New York Times

From the Publisher

A narrative of great power. Warm with friendly personality and pulsating with...profound eloquence and religious fervor.

New York Times

The real thing, warm, humorous, poetic.

The New Yorker

The real thing, warm, humorous, poetic.

The New Yorker