{"product_id":"spunk-a-short-story-including-the-introductory-essay-a-brief-history-of-the-harlem-renaissance","title":"Spunk - A Short Story;Including the Introductory Essay 'A Brief History of the Harlem Renaissance'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarlem Renaissance writer Zora Neale Hurston explores a battle between physical and moral strength in this pocket-sized short story, 'Spunk'.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSet in an all-Black community in rural America, this short story poses the question of whether moral strength is more powerful than physical strength. Spunk Banks is described as a 'giant'. He is unafraid of anything and when he openly flaunts his affair with Lena Kanty, Joe Kanty's wife, the other men in the neighbourhood are afraid to confront him. Word of the affair gets back to Joe, who decides to threaten Spunk with a razor. Undeterred, Spunk shoots Joe dead and moves in with his widow. But when a bobcat begins to circle their house, Spunk becomes convinced that Joe has returned from the dead to avenge him.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eZora Neale Hurston's short story was published in the \u003ci\u003eOpportunity, A Journal of Negro Life\u003c\/i\u003e in 1925, and later won second place in the journal's fiction writing contest. 'Spunk' was also selected for publication in \u003ci\u003eThe New Negro\u003c\/i\u003e, helping to secure Hurston's successful career as a writer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow in a brand new pocket-sized edition featuring an introductory essay on the Harlem Renaissance, 'Spunk' would make the perfect read for fans of short stories and Hurston's work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-164102\"\u003eZora Neale Hurston\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Read \u0026amp; Co. Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/27\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.00h x 4.00w x 0.08d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781528720526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1528720520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC049060\"\u003eRomance | African American \u0026amp; Black\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC029000\"\u003eShort Stories (single author)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC049000\"\u003eAfrican American \u0026amp; Black | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Read \u0026 Co. Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44485180227821,"sku":"9781528720526","price":17.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_012738bf-a2b0-48bb-9ac6-edefacb2b6f7.jpg?v=1700799420","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/spunk-a-short-story-including-the-introductory-essay-a-brief-history-of-the-harlem-renaissance","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}