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Can anyone recommend a book comparable to Their Eyes Were Watching God that would focus on a male character's journey during the same American historical period?

Nancy E. This is pretty late, but I recommend A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines (takes place in the 40's), and A Summons to Memphis by Peter Taylor (ta…moreThis is pretty late, but I recommend A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines (takes place in the 40's), and A Summons to Memphis by Peter Taylor (takes place over multiple decades). I thought both were very good.(less)

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by Zora Neale Hurston

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