Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston was born in Notasulga, Alabama, USA on January 7th, 1891 and passed away at the age of 69 on January 28th, 1960.

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Zora Neale Hurston Stats: The highest rated book by Zora Neale Hurston on Book Notification is Barracoon, a Standalone novel. The second-highest rated book is Their Eyes Were Watching God, a Standalone novel.

The most read book by Zora Neale Hurston on Book Notification is Their Eyes Were Watching God, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is Dust Tracks on a Road, a Non-Fiction book.

Below is a complete list of Zora Neale Hurston books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Jonah's Gourd Vine
1934
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2
8
Their Eyes Were Watching God
1937
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3
Moses, Man of the Mountain
1939
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4
Seraph on the Suwanee
1948
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5
8.5
Barracoon
2018
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6
The Life of Herod the Great
2025
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Gilded Six-Bits
1986
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2
Sweat
1997
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3
The Mule-Bone
2023
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Mules and Men
1935
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2
I Love Myself When I Am Laughing... And Then Again
1979
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3
Hurston Reader
1979
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4
The Sanctified Church
1981
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5
Spunk!
1985
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6
The Complete Stories
1995
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7
Novels and Stories
1995
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8
Zora Neale Hurston: Stories
1995
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9
Zora Neale Hurston: Plays
1998
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10
Go Gator and Muddy the Water
1999
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11
10
Every Tongue Got to Confess
2001
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12
In Search of Our Sister's Garden
2003
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13
What's the Hurry, Fox?
2004
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14
The Skull Talks Back (With: Joyce Carol Thomas)
2004
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15
Lies and Other Tall Tales (With: Joyce Carol Thomas)
2005
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16
Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick
2020
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17
I Love Myself When I Am Laughing... And Then Again When I Am Looking Mean and Impressive
2020
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18
Bookmarks in the Pages of Life
2020
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19
Collected Early Works
2022
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List of Plays in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Three Plays: Lawing and Jawing; Forty Yards; Woofing
2009
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2
De Turkey an de Law
2015
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3
Spunk: A Play
2016
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4
Three Plays: Meet the Mamma, Color Struck and Spunk
2022
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5
Color Struck
2022
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List of Picture Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Three Witches (With: Joyce Carol Thomas)
2006
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2
Magnolia Flower (With: Ibram X. Kendi)
2022
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
How It Feels to Be Colored Me
1928
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2
Tell My Horse
1938
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3
8
Dust Tracks on a Road
1942
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4
Folklore, Memoirs, and Other Writings
1995
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5
Bottle Up and Go
1995
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6
Complete Essays
1997
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7
Collected Essays
1998
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8
Zora Neale Hurston: A Life in Letters (With: Carla Kaplan)
2002
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9
You Don't Know Us Negroes and Other Essays (With: Henry Louis Gates, Genevieve West)
2022
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List of Multi-Ethnic Literatures of the Americas (MELA) Books in Publication Order (with Lin Yutang)

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Chinatown Family (By: Lin Yutang, C. Lok Chua)
1950
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2
Chinatown Family (Multi-Ethnic Literatures of the Americas (By: Lin Yutang, C. Lok Chua)
1950
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List of Zora Neale Hurston Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Saturday Review Gallery
1959
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2
The Best Short Stories by Black Writers
1967
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3
Louisiana Stories
1990
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4
Florida Stories
1993
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5
Writing Women's Lives
1994
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6
Downhome
1995
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7
The Prize Plays and Other One-Acts Published in Periodicals
1996
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8
Writing New York
1998
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9
The Messenger Reader Stories, Poetry, and Essays from The Messenger Magazine
2000
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10
Mothers Through the Eyes of Women Writers
2001
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11
Rotten English: A Literary Anthology
2007
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12
Graphic Classics, Volume 22: African-American Classics
2011
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13
Letters to Change the World: From Pankhurst to Orwell
2018
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14
Genuine Black and White Magic of Marie Laveau
2018
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15
American Midnight
2019
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16
Miami Noir
2020
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17
On Girlhood: 15 Stories from the Well-Read Black Girl Library
2021
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Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston was born on January 7th, 1891. Zora passed away January 28th, 1960 at 69 years old. Zora Neale Hurston was born in Notasulga, Alabama, USA.

Zora Neale Hurston was the author of the Zora Neale Hurston Short Story Collections series which consists of 19 novels. The Zora Neale Hurston Short Story Collections series started in 1935 with the novel Mules and Men. The most recently released novel in the Zora Neale Hurston Short Story Collections series was Collected Early Works which was released in 2022. There are no upcoming novels for the Zora Neale Hurston Short Story Collections series.

Zora Neale Hurston also wrote the Non-Fiction Books series which has 9 books including How It Feels to Be Colored Me and Tell My Horse.

Zora Neale Hurston: Awards & Accolades

Hurston's book, Their Eyes Were Watching God won the Audie Award, Best Female Narrator, in 2001.

Zora Neale Hurston books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Every Tongue Got to Confess was nominated for the Audie Award, Best Multi-Voiced Performance Award, in 2003. Barracoon was nominated for the Audie Award, Best Female Narrator, in 2019.

Related Authors

The most common authors followed by users who also follow Zora Neale Hurston are:

  1. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings Series.
  3. Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.
  4. Harper Lee, author of the To Kill a Mockingbird Series.
  5. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.

Zora Neale Hurston: F.A.Q

When was Zora Neale Hurston Born?

Zora Neale Hurston was born on January 7th, 1891.

When did Zora Neale Hurston die?

Zora Neale Hurston died on January 28th, 1960 at 69 years old.

Where was Zora Neale Hurston Born?

Zora Neale Hurston was born in Notasulga, Alabama, USA.

What book awards has Zora Neale Hurston won?

Hurston's book, Their Eyes Were Watching God won the award Audie Award, Best Female Narrator, in 2001.

What was the first book Zora Neale Hurston wrote?

The first book written by Zora Neale Hurston was How It Feels to Be Colored Me, published in 1928.

What was the most recent book Zora Neale Hurston wrote?

Her most recently released work was The Life of Herod the Great on January 7th, 2025.

How many books has Zora Neale Hurston written?

Zora Neale Hurston has written 44 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 6 Standalone Novels, 3 Short Stories/Novellas, 19 books in the Short Story Collections, 5 books in the Plays, 2 books in the Picture Books, 9 books in the Non-Fiction Books.

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