Their Eyes Were Watching God American Classics Edition

By Zora Neale Hurston

Price: $20.00

On Sale: 5/5/2026

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Their Eyes Were Watching God American Classics Edition

By Zora Neale Hurston

Price: $20.00

On Sale: 5/5/2026

About the Book

“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.” ?Zadie Smith

The beloved Zora Neale Hurston Classic?a PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick?now available as a HarperCollins American Classic in celebration of America’s 250th anniversary.

Originally published in 1937, Their Eyes Were Watching God 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.”

A tale of awakening and independence featuring a strong female protagonist driven to fulfill her passions and ambitions, Their Eyes Were Watching God is a classic of the Harlem Renaissance and perhaps the most widely read and highly acclaimed novel in the canon of literature.

  • A BEAUTIFUL PACKAGE WITH FLAPS: Featuring French flaps and a unique vivid cover design, each book in the collection is published as a deluxe trade paperback that is a part of a stunning series look.
  • HARPER COLLINS AMERICAN CLASSICS: This series includes timeless novels, poetry, children’s books, and groundbreaking nonfiction that has shaped American thought, literature, and identity across generations.
  • AMERICA’S PUBLISHER: Since its founding in 1817, no American publisher has been so entwined in the history of American letters. Our books enrich, challenge, and defined the American spirit.
  • AMERICA 250: The HarperCollins American Classics arrive in time for America’s 250th anniversary celebrations.

Product Details

ISBN: 9780063481954
Imprint: Amistad
On Sale: May 5, 2026
List price: $20.00
No of pages: 256
Trim Size: 5.450 in (w) x 8.200 in (h) x 0.850 in (d)
BISAC 1: FICTION / African American & Black / Historical
BISAC 2: FICTION / Cultural Heritage
BISAC 3: FICTION / Classics

Zora Neale Hurston

Biography

Zora Neale Hurston wrote four novels (Jonah’s Gourd Vine; Their Eyes Were Watching God; Moses, Man of the Mountains; and Seraph on the Suwanee) and was still working on her fifth novel, The Life of Herod the Great, when she died; three books of folklore (Mules and Men and the posthumously published Go Gator and Muddy the Water and Every Tongue Got to Confess); a work of anthropological research (Tell My Horse); an autobiography (Dust Tracks on a Road); an international bestselling ethnographic work (Barracoon); and over fifty short stories, essays, and plays. She was born in Notasulga, Alabama, grew up in Eatonville, Florida, and lived her last years in Fort Pierce, Florida.

About the Book

“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.” ?Zadie Smith

The beloved Zora Neale Hurston Classic?a PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick?now available as a HarperCollins American Classic in celebration of America’s 250th anniversary.

Originally published in 1937, Their Eyes Were Watching God 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.”

A tale of awakening and independence featuring a strong female protagonist driven to fulfill her passions and ambitions, Their Eyes Were Watching God is a classic of the Harlem Renaissance and perhaps the most widely read and highly acclaimed novel in the canon of literature.

  • A BEAUTIFUL PACKAGE WITH FLAPS: Featuring French flaps and a unique vivid cover design, each book in the collection is published as a deluxe trade paperback that is a part of a stunning series look.
  • HARPER COLLINS AMERICAN CLASSICS: This series includes timeless novels, poetry, children’s books, and groundbreaking nonfiction that has shaped American thought, literature, and identity across generations.
  • AMERICA’S PUBLISHER: Since its founding in 1817, no American publisher has been so entwined in the history of American letters. Our books enrich, challenge, and defined the American spirit.
  • AMERICA 250: The HarperCollins American Classics arrive in time for America’s 250th anniversary celebrations.

Product Details

ISBN: 9780063481954
Imprint: Amistad
On Sale: May 5, 2026
List price: $20.00
No of pages: 256
Trim Size: 5.450 in (w) x 8.200 in (h) x 0.850 in (d)
BISAC 1: FICTION / African American & Black / Historical
BISAC 2: FICTION / Cultural Heritage
BISAC 3: FICTION / Classics

Zora Neale Hurston

Biography

Zora Neale Hurston wrote four novels (Jonah’s Gourd Vine; Their Eyes Were Watching God; Moses, Man of the Mountains; and Seraph on the Suwanee) and was still working on her fifth novel, The Life of Herod the Great, when she died; three books of folklore (Mules and Men and the posthumously published Go Gator and Muddy the Water and Every Tongue Got to Confess); a work of anthropological research (Tell My Horse); an autobiography (Dust Tracks on a Road); an international bestselling ethnographic work (Barracoon); and over fifty short stories, essays, and plays. She was born in Notasulga, Alabama, grew up in Eatonville, Florida, and lived her last years in Fort Pierce, Florida.