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The Chase and Ruins: Zora Neale Hurston in Honduras
The Chase and Ruins: Zora Neale Hurston in Honduras
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Zora Neale Hurston's life was marked by tragedy and contradictions. Sharony Green's book, "The Chase and Ruins," explores an understudied period of her life in Honduras in the late 1940s, where she fled to escape racist violence in the United States while embracing her privilege as a US citizen in postwar Central America. Hurston wrote "Seraph on the Suwanee" in Honduras to appeal to Hollywood's growing appetite for crackerphilia and secure financial stability. Her experience in Honduras teaches us about Black women's lives and the politics of postwar America.
Format: Hardback
Length: 192 pages
Publication date: 28 November 2023
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Zora Neale Hurston, a renowned anthropologist and writer, lived a complex life marked by tragedy and contradictions. After the Harlem Renaissance, her writing and popularity declined, and she faced financial struggles. In her book "The Chase and Ruins," Sharony Green explores an understudied period of Hurston's life: her time in Honduras in the late 1940s.
On the brink of an accusation that almost led to her suicide, Hurston fled to Honduras in search of a lost Mayan ruin. Despite her year-long journey, she never found the ruin she was chasing. However, by escaping the segregated Jim Crow South to Honduras, she avoided racist violence in the United States while still embracing her privilege as a US citizen in postwar Central America.
While in Honduras, Hurston wrote "Seraph on the Suwanee," her final novel, which featured white characters in an attempt to appeal to Hollywood's growing interest in crackerphilia and secure financial stability. In a letter to her editor, Hurston expressed that she may not have found the Mayan ruin she sought, but she found herself in Honduras.
Hurston's experience in Honduras offers valuable insights into the lives of Black women and the politics of postwar America, as well as America's complex relationship with Central America. Green unearths letters, diaries, and other documents to shed light on Hurston's thoughts and experiences during this period, providing a fresh perspective on her legacy.
Weight: 390g
Dimension: 161 x 237 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781421446660
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