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Jonah's Gourd Vine is Zora Neale Hurston's 1934 debut novel. The novel is a semi-autobiographical novel following John Buddy Pearson and his wife, Lucy. The characters share the same first names as Hurston's parents and make a similar migration from Notasulga, Alabama to Hurston's childhood home, Eatonville, Florida .
Jonah's Gourd Vine is Zora Neale Hurston's first novel which she wrote in 4 months and published in 1934. It tells the story of John Buddy Pearson and his wife Lucy. John Buddy becomes a preacher when he gets older and has many women in his life (at least five that I can remember).
Jonah’s Gourd Vine, Zora Neale Hurston’s first novel, originally published in 1934, tells the story of John Buddy Pearson, “a living exultation” of a young man who loves too many women for his own good.
The novel is a semi-autobiographical account of Hurston's father's life and struggles in Alabama and Florida. It explores themes of race, identity, religion, and morality through the character of John Buddy Pearson, who is a mulatto preacher and politician.
Oct 13, 2009 · Jonah's Gourd Vine, Zora Neale Hurston’s first novel, originally published in 1934, tells the story of John Buddy Pearson, “a living exultation” of a young man who loves too...
Nov 19, 2021 · Item Size. 875421645. xv, 229 pages ; 21 cm. Despite being a married man and pastor of Zion Hope, John Buddy Pearson is a "natchel man" during the week "who loves too many women for his own good."--Back cover.
Jan 22, 1990 · by Zora Neale Hurston (Author) 4.6 188 ratings. See all formats and editions. The first novel by the noted black novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist. Originally published in 1934, it was praised by Carl Sandburg as "a bold and beautiful book, many a page priceless and unforgettable."
