Dust Tracks on a Road (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
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- Author: Zora Neale Hurston
- First Published: 1942
- Type of Work: Autobiography
- Genres: Criticism, Nonfiction, Autobiography
- Subjects: African Americans, Self-discovery, Racism, Sexism, Authors or writers, Writing, Novelists, Feminism, Storytelling, Creative process
- Locales: New York, NY, Jacksonville, FL, Haiti, Washington, D.C., Eatonville, FL, Jamaica
Though Hurston's autobiography, Dust Tracks on a Road, was a success with the general public when it was first published, it has in many respects hurt her reputation in the long run because of its seeming inconsistencies. In part, the inconsistencies in the book's tone come from Hurston's uncertainty as to who her audience was. At times she seems to be addressing a predominantly black audience, as also seems to be the case in her best fiction. At other times, she seems to want to address a white audience, and the writing becomes stiffer, less lively, and less forthcoming.
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