Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography

amp;#8220;Warm, witty, imaginative.... This is a rich and winning book.amp;#8221;amp;#8212;The New Yorker

Dust Tracks on a Road is the bold, poignant, and funny autobiography of novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston, one of American literatureamp;#8217;s most compelling and influential authors. Hurstonamp;#8217;s powerful novels of the Southamp;#8212;including Jonahamp;#8217;s Gourd Vine and, most famously, Their Eyes Were Watching Godamp;#8212;continue to enthrall readers with their lyrical grace, sharp detail, and captivating emotionality. First published in 1942, Dust Tracks on a Road is Hurstonamp;#8217;s personal story, told in her own words. The Perennial Modern Classics Deluxe edition includes an all-new forward by Maya Angelou, an extended biography by Valerie Boyd, and a special section featuring the contemporary reviews that greeted the bookamp;#8217;s original publication.