Hitting a straight lick with a crooked stick : stories from the Harlem Renaissance
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Short stories. Selections
Author
Hurston, Zora Neale,
Contributors
West, Margaret Genevieve, editor,
Jones, Tayari, writer of foreword.
Published
New York, NY : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020].
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780062915795, 0062915797
Physical Desc
xliii, 252 pages ; 22 cm
Status
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Adult Fiction - Public Shelving
Fiction Hurston
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African Americans -- Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction.
Short stories.

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Published
New York, NY : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780062915795, 0062915797

Notes

Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-250).
Description
In 1925, Zora Neale Hurston was living in New York as a fledgling writer. This collection of stories, found in archives after her death, reveal African American folk culture in Harlem in the 1920s. This book includes eight of Hurston's "lost" Harlem gems.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Hurston, Z. N., West, M. G., & Jones, T. (2020). Hitting a straight lick with a crooked stick: stories from the Harlem Renaissance (First edition.). Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hurston, Zora Neale, Margaret Genevieve, West and Tayari, Jones. 2020. Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick: Stories From the Harlem Renaissance. Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hurston, Zora Neale, Margaret Genevieve, West and Tayari, Jones. Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick: Stories From the Harlem Renaissance Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2020.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Hurston, Zora Neale,, Margaret Genevieve West, and Tayari Jones. Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick: Stories From the Harlem Renaissance First edition., Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2020.

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