The Harlem Renaissance author spent her last years writing about the ancient king. Six decades after her death, her ...

Nearly lost in a fire, Zora Neale Hurston's final novel, 'The Life of Herod the Great,' is out more than 60 years after her death. The novel... How Zora Neale Hurston's posthumous novel was rescued ...

Paul Devlin on “The Life of Herod the Great,” by Zora Neale Hurston.

More than 60 years after her death, Hurston’s unfinished novel “The Life of Herod the Great” showcases her passion for her ...

In the Christian tradition, Herod is the villain in the Christmas story. The Gospel of Matthew recounts how the king orders the death of all baby boys following the birth of Jesus, an event called ...

When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were ...

Scholar and editor Deborah G. Plant shares with NPR the process of rescuing Zora Neale Hurston's posthumous novel, "The Life of Herod the Great." ...

Natalie identifies with Barbe-Nicole’s struggles alone, but it is two French strangers who nudge her to find a way forward — ...