Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937)
0.2309Canon Score · ranked #63 all time
Aggregated from 7 of 14 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →
About the book
Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937) is a classic Harlem Renaissance novel by American writer Zora Neale Hurston. The novel follows Janie Crawford as she recounts the story of her life as she journeys from a naive teenager to a woman in control of her destiny.
Why it ranks #63
Every list on which Their Eyes Were Watching God appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| BBC 100 Stories That Shaped the World | Major international poll | #41 / 100 |
| The Novel 100 (Burt) | Editorial list | #88 / 100 |
| PBS Great American Read (2018) | Editorial list | #90 / 100 |
| OCLC/WorldCat Top 500 Novels (2019) | Editorial list | #194 / 500 |
| Guardian 1000 Novels (2009) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| 1001 Books You Must Read (union) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| Bloom, The Western Canon (1994) | Editorial list | Selected |