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Harlem Renaissance ยท Novel / folklore

Dust Tracks on a Road

by Zora Neale Hurston. A major work by Zora Neale Hurston exploring voice, love, Black life; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.

Date
1942
Origin
United States
Era
Harlem Renaissance
Genre
Novel / folklore
Difficulty
Moderate
Length
Medium
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

Why it matters

A major work by Zora Neale Hurston exploring voice, love, Black life; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded / modern canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.