Episode 5
Now Joe is Mayor of Eatonville he does not want his wife mixing with the ordinary townsfolk - to Janie's frustration. When she tries to reason with him, he starts to criticise her.
Written by Zora Neale Hurston
Episode 5
Now Joe is Mayor of Eatonville he doesn't want his wife mixing with the ordinary townsfolk - to Janie's frustration. And when she ventures to make her feelings known, he starts to criticise her.
This African-American classic was first published in the 1930s and is seen as one of the greatest American novels of the twentieth century. The author, Zora Neale Hurston, grew up in Eatonville, Florida, the first incorporated black town in America. Nearly every black female writer of significance - including Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison and Alice Walker - acknowledges Zora Neale Hurston as her literary foremother.
"A rigorous, convincing and dazzling piece of prose, as emotionally satisfying as it is impressive." Zadie Smith
Read by Adjoa Andoh
Abridged and produced by Jane Marshall
A Jane Marshall production for 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Adjoa Andoh |
| Producer | Jane Marshall |
| Abridger | Jane Marshall |
| Author | Zora Neale Hurston |
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- Fri 19 Jul 2013 22:45大象传媒 Radio 4
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