Moses, Man of the Mountain

Name: Moses, Man of the Mountain
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Zora Neale Hurston
ISBN: 9780063463462

Author: Zora Neale Hurston

Narrator: Blair Underwood, Robin Miles

Unabridged: 10 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Amistad

Published: 10/14/2025

Categories: Fiction, African American & Black Fiction, Cultural Fiction, Literary Fiction

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

“A narrative of great power. Warm with friendly personality and pulsating with . . . profound eloquence and religious fervor.” —New York TimesIn this 1939 novel based on the familiar story of the Exodus, Zora Neale Hurston blends the Moses of the Old Testament with the Moses of black folklore and song to create a compelling allegory of power, redemption, and faith. Narrated in a mixture of biblical rhetoric, black dialect, and colloquial English, Hurston traces Moses's life from the day he is launched into the Nile river in a reed basket, to his development as a great magician, to his transformation into the heroic rebel leader, the Great Emancipator. From his dramatic confrontations with Pharaoh to his fragile negotiations with the wary Hebrews, this very human story is told with great humor, passion, and psychological insight—the hallmarks of Hurston as a writer and champion of black culture.Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

About Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston wrote four novels (Jonah’s Gourd Vine; Their Eyes Were Watching God; Moses, Man of the Mountains; and Seraph on the Suwanee) and was still working on her fifth novel, The Life of Herod the Great, when she died; three books of folklore (Mules and Men and the posthumously published Go Gator and Muddy the Water and Every Tongue Got to Confess); a work of anthropological research (Tell My Horse); an autobiography (Dust Tracks on a Road); an international bestselling ethnographic work (Barracoon); and over fifty short stories, essays, and plays. She was born in Notasulga, Alabama, grew up in Eatonville, Florida, and lived her last years in Fort Pierce, Florida.

About Blair Underwood

Blair Underwood is a Tony and two-time Golden Globe nominee, and an Emmy, Grammy, Peabody, and eight-time NAACP Image Award–winning actor, director, and producer. Underwood has starred in numerous film, television, and stage productions, including Sex and the City, Set It Off, Madea’s Family Reunion, Longlegs, L.A. Law, and Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C. J. Walker. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lezlie The Nerdy Narrative on December 28, 2021

WOW. I've read a lot of Zora Neale Hurston's works and even though my expectations were high, she far exceeded what I was looking for. First, I'm going to put this out there - this is far and away my favorite Biblical retelling. More so than the long standing favorite of Redeeming Love by Francine Ri......more

Goodreads review by Doug on March 19, 2018

A really powerful take on a very old story. Hurston is a black female author from the 1930s, and I read this book precisely because this was a demographic and time that I haven't had much exposure to as a reader before. The nature of the story is quite interesting: on the surface, it is a retelling o......more

Goodreads review by Abigail on March 09, 2025

Life could never be again what it once was. He had promised a god to go down into hated Egypt and command a man whom he hated and who hated him to permit a people whom Pharaoh hated to leave his servitude and go free. ok ms hurston!! I'm so sorry I was unfamiliar with your game!! I absolutely loved re......more

Goodreads review by Lola on April 29, 2015

One of my favourite writers from the Harlem Renaissance, who could fail to fall for Zora Neale Hurston's wit and humour? To date 'Their Eyes Were Watching God' is Hurston's most notable piece of work, and the first book I read by her, but I actually prefer this book. Hurston is magical at bringing ch......more

Goodreads review by K.M. on November 14, 2014

This is yet another thoroughly delightful - if completely different - book from Hurston. As a colorful and thoughtful depiction of Moses's life it's surprisingly accurate and thought-provoking. Where it does diverge from or expound upon the Biblical account, it is still contemplative and challenging......more