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How Zora Neale Hurston rewrote the rule book

Exploring the legacy of the Harlem Renaissance writer, who went on to influence generations of writers, from Toni Morrison to Bernardine Evaristo.

By Sarah Ladipo Manyika

How Zora Neale Hurston rewrote the rule book

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Bernardine Evaristo’s Girl, Woman, Other is a story for our times

As David Olusoga observes in his book Black and British, in much of history “black figures are mute”, particularly…

By Sarah Ladipo Manyika

Bernardine Evaristo’s Girl, Woman, Other is a story for our times

The characters’ exuberant interconnected stories are drawn from a wide range of backgrounds and heritages that encompass modern Britain.

By Sarah Ladipo Manyika

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