Their Eyes Were Watching God

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Their Eyes Were Watching God

First edition
Author	Zora Neale Hurston
Publisher	J. B. Lippincott
Publication date	September 18, 1937
Publication place	United States
OCLC	46429736

Their Eyes Were Watching God is a 1937 novel by American writer Zora Neale Hurston. It is considered a classic of the Harlem Renaissance,^[1] and Hurston's best known work. The novel explores protagonist Janie Crawford's "ripening from a vibrant, but voiceless, teenage girl into a woman with her finger on the trigger of her own destiny".^[2]

Set in central and southern Florida in the early 20th century, the novel was initially poorly received. Since the late 20th century, however, it has been regarded as influential to both African-American literature and women's literature.^[3] TIME magazine included the novel in its 2005 list of the 100 best English-language novels published since 1923.^[4]