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ISBN: 9781936932733
Publication Date: 01-07-2020

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Edited with a new note by Alice Walker
Introduction by Mary Helen Washington

A Feminist Press classic, reissued forty years later.

During her lifetime, Zora Neale Hurston was praised for her writing but condemned for her independence and audacity. Her work fell into obscurity until the 1970s, when Alice Walker rediscovered Hurston’s unmarked grave and anthologized her writing, establishing her as an intellectual leader for future generations of black writers. A testament to the power and breadth of Hurston’s oeuvre, the newest edition of this enduring text remains as vital as ever for readers today.

“One of the greatest writers of our time.” —Toni Morrison

"Through Hurston, the soul of the black South gained one of its most articulate interpreters." —The New York Times Book Review

"This well-made collection of her work . . . should give momentum to the rediscovery of Hurston as 'the intellectual and spiritual foremother of a generation of black women writers.'" —Washington Post Book Review

"I Love Myself . . . is a veritable trove of one of the most engaging and vital writers of the 21st century. Hurston’s work is broad in scope while also embodying detail. Her creativity, drive to follow her curiosity, and tenacity in telling the truth can be seen in all of her work; this is a welcome new edition of one of the best collections of an author’s writing out there.” —LitHub

"This book may be one of the best ‘starters’ for reading Hurston because it includes excerpts of her novels, short stories, essays, reportage, and folktales.” —Electric Literature

Our reissue of this feminist classic is supported by the following generous donors:

Anonymous

Shanice Brim

Jane Caputi

YZ Chin

Jan Constantine

Elizabeth Cuthrell

Trinna S. Frever, Ph.D.

Dorothy Helly

Kathleen Landy

Sarah Neilson

Lynn Povich

Julie Scelfo

Charlotte Sheedy

Jamia Wilson, in memory of Willa Alfreda Campbell-Wilson