Moses Man Of The Mountain Zora Neale Hurston. The story of the hebrews slaves in egypt told through the lens of africans slaves in america. The novel rewrites the story of the book of exodus of moses and the israelites from an afro american perspective.
Moses man of the mountain is a 1939 novel by african american novelist and anthropologist zora neale hurston. Pharaoh had entered the bedrooms of israel. Moses hadn t come yet and these were the years when israel first made tears.
A narrative of great power.
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. Warm with friendly personality and pulsating with profound eloquence and religious fervor new york times in the 1939 novel moses man of the mountain based on the 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. Moses man of the mountain by zora neale hurston february 5 2010 by rebecca reid the introduction to my volume of zora neale hurston s retelling of the biblical exodus calls this a badly flawed novel and i m sure it is. Moses man of the mountain is zora neale hurston s attempt at re writing or re righting the bible.