Talk:Zora Neale Hurston
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Langston Hughes was surely a more prominent member of the Harlem Renaissance than Wright (and he was, of course, quite political, writing for a communist magazine in favor of a Stalin show trial, although he never joined the CPUSA officially). Wright was a bit later and more emergent when Hurston wrote. Further, Hughes was friends with Hurston, although occasionally. Hurston's work was well received in her own day, and she made quite a living, intermittently, as an author for magazines. Her Harlem contemporaries regarded her as lavish, apparently, and shied away from her as being erratic. Further, she did other work than writing. The article should be broadened to include these facts. I believe a biography of Hurston has appeared in 2003 that is a bit more inclusive, if anyone has read it and can bulk up the article.
Article needs expansion
There's more to be said about Hurston's work and the distinction between her contributions to fiction and to folklore/anthropology. I hope someone will expand this, I may add some things. Bruxism 21:47, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
