内容简介
In1930,twogiantsofAfricanAmericanliteraturejoinedforcestocreatealively,insightful,oftenwildlyfarcicallookinsidearuralSouthernblackcommunity—thethree-actplayMuleBone.Inthishilariousstory,JimandDaveareastrugglingsong-and-danceteam,andwhenawomancomesbetweenthem,chaosensuesintheirtinyFloridahometown.Thisextraordinarytheatricalworkbrokenewgroundwhiletriggeringabittercontroversybetweenthecollaboratorsthatkeptitoutofthepubliceyeforsixtyyears.ThiseditionoftherarelyseenstageclassicfeaturesHurston'soriginalshortstory,"TheBoneofContention,"aswellasthecompleterecountingoftheacrimoniousliterarydisputethatpreventedMuleBonefrombeingproducedorpublisheduntildecadesaftertheauthors'deaths.