Jonah's Gourd Vine
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. Lucy, his long-suffering wife, is his true love, but there''s also Mehaley and Big ''Oman, as well as the scheming Hattie, who conjures hoodoo spells to ensure his attentions. Even after becoming...
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. Lucy, his long-suffering wife, is his true love, but there''s also Mehaley and Big ''Oman, as well as the scheming Hattie, who conjures hoodoo spells to ensure his attentions. Even after becoming...
