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I Love Myself When I Am Laughing ... and Then Again When I Am Looking Mean and Impressive

A Zora Neale Hurston Reader

by Zora Neale Hurston

ISBN: 0912670665
ISBN-13: 9780912670669
Format: Paperback

Summary

This anthology of Hurston's work was edited by Alice Walker.

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Bibliographic Details

Publisher: Feminist Pr
Published date: 1979
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Weight: 1.1 pounds

Publisher's Notes

Anthology of essays, folklore and fiction by a leading figure in the Harlem Renaissance.

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