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Mule Bone : A Comedy of Negro Life by Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston (2000, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100060968850

ISBN-139780060968854

eBay Product ID (ePID)1451319

Product Key Features

Book TitleMule Bone : a Comedy of Negro Life

Number of Pages304 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAmerican / General, Literary

Publication Year2000

GenreDrama, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorLangston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight8 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN90-055835

SynopsisMule Bone is the only collaboration between Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes, two stars of the Harlem Renaissance, and it holds an unparalleled place in the annals of African-American theater. Set in Eatonville, Florida--Hurston's hometown and the inspiration for much of her fiction--this energetic and often farcical play centers on Jim and Dave, a two-man song-and-dance team, and Daisy, the woman who comes between them. Overcome by jealousy, Jim hits Dave with a mule bone and hilarity follows chaos as the town splits into two factions: the Methodists, who want to pardon Jim; and the Baptists, who wish to banish him for his crime.Included in this edition is the fascinating account of the Mule Bone copyright dispute between Hurston and Hughes that ended their friendship and prevented the play from being performed until its debut production at the Lincoln Center Theater in New York City in 1991--sixty years after it was written. Also included is "The Bone of Contention," Hurston's short story on which the play was based; personal and often heated correspondence between the authors; and critical essays that illuminate the play and the dazzling period that came to be known as the Harlem Renaissance.

LC Classification NumberPS3515.U274M85 1991