"their eyes were watching god," zora neale hurston. and -- >> guest: breath eyes memory. those books? >> guest: they're all really beautiful. she has such an incredible, lyrical voice. zora neale hurston was writing at a time where women had no end of difficulty, you know, coming out, being important. i mean, in america in pwomen were considered kind of second class. and black america was even worse. but, you know, she's a beautiful writer. and james baldwin, i mean, his understanding of the passion that underlies the politics, you know, not only of being black, but being black and gay in america, it's just gorgeous. just a gorgeous writer. >> host: some others, "the simple stories" -- >> guest: langston hughes, yeah. >> host: lord of light and four quartets. why those? >> guest: t.s. eliot, he's not my favorite guy politically, but his writing especially in "the four quartets" is just gorgeous. he's a poet, and the poetry is absolutely beautiful. "lord of light," i mentioned, you know, when you asked me because it's a speculative fiction novel. it's not really fantasy or