Seraph on the Suwanee

Seraph on the Suwanee is a 1948 novel by African-American novelist Zora Neale Hurston.[1] It is her last published novel, and was written after her publisher rejected two novels about black characters.[1]

First edition (publ. Scribners)

The novel is Hurston's only novel about white characters, exploring "white crackers" in Florida, attempting to create a "true picture of the South".[1] The story follows the experiences of a young woman as she has a fraught relationship with her husband and family.[2]

Seraph on the Suwanee has never been well received by African-American critics and scholars, who have often treated the novel as a "contrivance in Hurston's canon".[3]

References

1. "Plot Summaries". Zora Neale Hurston Archive. Center for Humanities and Digital Research, University of Central Florida.
2. "SERAPH ON THE SUWANEE by Zora Neale Hurston". Kirkus Reviews. October 1, 1948. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
3. Tate, Claudia (1997-01-01). "Hitting 'A Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick': "Seraph on the Suwanee", Zora Neale Hurston's Whiteface Novel". Discourse. 19 (2): 72–87. JSTOR 41389445.

Further reading

• Clair, Janet St (1989-03-01). "The Courageous Undertow of Zora Neale Hurston's Seraph on The Suwanee". Modern Language Quarterly. 50 (1): 38–57. doi:10.1215/00267929-50-1-38. ISSN 0026-7929.
• Ward-Ellis, Jervette RaShaun (2011-01-01). "She dared to challenge tradition:". THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)