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Mule Bone : A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts
Mule Bone A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts
Author: Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston
Mule 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...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060968854
ISBN-10: 0060968850
Publication Date: 3/13/1991
Pages: 304
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Publisher: Perennial
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 1
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This witty collaboration was started in 1930 but was never really finished due to a dispute between the writers. This then is the complete story of the play, from Hurstons story The Bone of Contention upon which the play is based, the play as produced and copyrighted finally in 1991, and the history of the authors dispute. It is now a part of history. Written in the vernacular of the day, and replete with the hated, although commonly used vernacular, N word, I wonder about its acceptability in todays volatile politically correct environment. At any rate, this is a must read for any aficionado of Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, or of African-American literature.
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Good book, but it is sort of hard to read about some of your favorite authors and their dirty linen, so to speak. Too bad they never patched up their differences and produced this play. It would have been well received even back in the 30's!


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