{"product_id":"their-eyes-were-watching-god-deluxe-edition-isbn-9780063447820","title":"Their Eyes Were Watching God (Deluxe Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZora Neale Hurston’s beloved classic—a PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick—available in a s\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epecial deluxe edition featuring gold sprayed edges, foil, embossed lettering, and a custom foil stamp on the cover.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A deeply soulful novel that comprehends love and cruelty, and separates the big people from the small of heart, without ever losing sympathy for those unfortunates who don’t know how to live properly. . . . Hurston believed in the transformative power of storytelling, and she took risks with sentiment that few contemporary writers are prepared to make.”—Zadie Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1937, \u003cem\u003eTheir Eyes Were Watching God\u003c\/em\u003e has become one of the most important and enduring works of modern American literature. Written with Zora Neale Hurston’s singular wit and pathos, this Southern love story recounts Janie Crawford’s “ripening from a vibrant, but voiceless, teenage girl into a woman with her finger on the trigger of her own destiny.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tale of awakening and independence featuring a strong female protagonist driven to fulfill her passions and ambitions, \u003cem\u003eTheir Eyes Were Watching God\u003c\/em\u003e is a masterpiece of the Harlem Renaissance and perhaps the most widely read and highly acclaimed novel in the American literary canon.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“[A] brilliant novel about a woman’s search for her authentic self and for real love.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdwidge Danticat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Their Eyes Were Watching God belongs in the same category with [the works of] William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Ernest Hemingway, that of enduring American literature.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaturday Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is a deeply soulful novel that comprehends love and cruelty, and separates the big people from the small of heart, without ever losing sympathy for those unfortunates who don’t know how to live properly. Hurston is a lyrical writer, and lyricism is not usually my cup of tea, but there are talents that go beyond genre and taste. Her greatest claim over me is that she never was ashamed of the novel as a form—she believed in the transformative power of storytelling, and she took risks with sentiment that few contemporary writers are prepared to make.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerica Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is a deeply soulful novel that comprehends love and cruelty, and separates the big people from the small of heart, without ever losing sympathy for those unfortunates who don’t know how to live properly. Hurston...believed in the transformative power of storytelling, and she took risks with sentiment that few contemporary writers are prepared to make.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eZadie Smith, bestselling author of White Teeth and On Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Undoubtedly one of the important American novels.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amistad","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48588073074917,"sku":"NP9780063447820","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063447820.jpg?v=1773961803","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/their-eyes-were-watching-god-deluxe-edition-isbn-9780063447820","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}