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Moses, Man of the Mountain (1939)

di Zora Neale Hurston

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In this 1939 novel based on the familiar story of the Exodus, Zora Neale Hurston blends the Moses of the Old Testament with the Moses of black folklore and song to create a compelling allegory of power, redemption, and faith. Narrated in a mixture of biblical rhetoric, black dialect, and colloquial English, Hurston traces Moses's life from the day he is launched into the Nile river in a reed basket, to his development as a great magician, to his transformation into the heroic rebel leader, the Great Emancipator. From his dramatic confrontations with Pharaoh to his fragile negotiations with the wary Hebrews, this very human story is told with great humor, passion, and psychological insight the hallmarks of Hurston as a writer and champion of black culture. Show More Show Less.… (altro)
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In Western and Middle-Eastern thought, undergirded by three monotheistic faiths, the Moses story carries overarching significance. It tells of liberation from bondage and the struggle of living with that freedom. It tells of the temptations to lapse into prior, seeming comforts of slavery. It tells how freedom, best exercised, consists of communing with a transcendent yet imminent God. This story is taught to children regularly in synagogues, churches, and mosques the world over.

For those who are not familiar with her writings, Zora Neale Hurston is a storyteller par excellance. Her area of experience and expertise lies in African-American culture. Liberation Theology, particularly in the more recent works of James Cone, shows how the Exodus story – that is, Moses’ story with Israel – centrally defines the identity of African Americans. For centuries, they lived their lives in bondage to American whites with only faith to inspire that someday, somehow, some might have freedom. They were freed only to be pushed back socially into the bondage of Jim Crow. Even after the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, white backlash in systemic racism can keep people down.

Zora, as she is affectionately known, speaks to this experience even though she wrote in the 1930s, well before the protests of Martin Luther King. She brings this Moses story to life. If this world had any justice, this book would be used universally in religious centers to convey this story’s depths to young schoolchildren. While being generally faithful to the religious texts, it does so in an African American dialect of English with rich idioms that only Zora can convey.

In a post-George Floyd era where the struggle regularly shows on news shows, this story is more relevant than ever. It can teach us all – no matter what skin color or ideological disposition – to find our way out of self-made prisons. It speaks about the strife and struggle to living freely. It speaks about eschewing the trappings of material comfort or of petty jealousies. Zora’s narrative brings all these, already present in the Exodus narrative, to richer life through amazing prose. I wish more people would know and revel in her beautiful writing and in this beautiful story. It’s extraordinarily well done. ( )
  scottjpearson | Sep 5, 2022 |
This is one of the most captivating, beautifully written and meaningful books I have read. Seriously. Hurston takes the biblical story of Exodus and modifies it to represent what it would be like with "real" people going through the events of that story. And what could be more real than blending the experiences of the Israelite slaves in Egypt with enslaved African Americans in our own country? Being Jewish, I know the standard biblical version. What I didn't realize before I began reading this book is that there are "African American versions" of these biblical stories that were taught to people in the churches they attended. I am not sure, but possibly the author is telling that story or a modification that she has generated as part of her artistry. Her characters use "American black dialect" to express themselves and I find this very compelling. I will definitely read more of her work. ( )
  krazy4katz | Sep 3, 2022 |
This felt like a longer read than Zora's previous novels, but it was easier too. It's the story of Moses using elements from the Exodus and black folklore. I really liked the mix and it fit well. I'm actually reading the King James version of the Exodus at night as I read this book, feels like a good companion. I'll note that there are 40 chapters in this book and 40 chapters in Exodus, all intentional I think.

I'm kind of interested to find out the history of this book. Leaves me to wonder how people viewed this book. I liked this book because you don't have to be religious to enjoy this or get this either. I'm not sure Zora was even Christian. Some might be bothered seeing Moses as a black man, but for me it makes sense with how Zora writes the book.

I think out of all her novels, this one is the most integrating one. I urge people to give this one a chance too. You know, she didn't just write one novel... ( )
  Ghost_Boy | Aug 25, 2022 |
Excellent. She was such a powerful storyteller. ( )
  jdegagne | Apr 23, 2022 |
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Nome dell'autoreRuoloTipo di autoreOpera?Stato
Zora Neale Hurstonautore primariotutte le edizionicalcolato
Boyd, ValerieCollaboratoreautore secondarioalcune edizioniconfermato
Diaz, DavidImmagine di copertinaautore secondarioalcune edizioniconfermato
Gates, Henry Louis, Jr.A cura diautore secondarioalcune edizioniconfermato
McDowell, Deborah E.Prefazioneautore secondarioalcune edizioniconfermato
McKowen, ScottImmagine di copertinaautore secondarioalcune edizioniconfermato
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In this 1939 novel based on the familiar story of the Exodus, Zora Neale Hurston blends the Moses of the Old Testament with the Moses of black folklore and song to create a compelling allegory of power, redemption, and faith. Narrated in a mixture of biblical rhetoric, black dialect, and colloquial English, Hurston traces Moses's life from the day he is launched into the Nile river in a reed basket, to his development as a great magician, to his transformation into the heroic rebel leader, the Great Emancipator. From his dramatic confrontations with Pharaoh to his fragile negotiations with the wary Hebrews, this very human story is told with great humor, passion, and psychological insight the hallmarks of Hurston as a writer and champion of black culture. Show More Show Less.

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