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Jesmyn Ward
Let Us Descend is a reimagining of American slavery, as beautifully rendered as it is heart-wrenching.
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WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD
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An intimate portrait of a family and an epic tale of hope and struggle.
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'Let us descend, and enter his blind world' Dante's Inferno
Let Us Descend is a reimagining of American slavery, as beautifully rendered as it is heart-wrenching. Searching, harrowing, replete with…
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Ward takes James Baldwin’s 1963 examination of race in America, The Fire Next Time, as a jumping off point for this … collection of essays and poems about race from…
From a young up-and-coming writer comes this powerful, beautifully written novel set in the post-Katrina Gulf Coast.
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OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK - Instant New York Times Bestseller - Named one of the best books of 2023 by The Washington Post, Vanity Fair, The Boston Globe, Time, The…
The first substantial and focused critical study of Jesmyn Ward, now one of the most widely read, taught and studied contemporary authors.
Zora Neale Hurston
This vibrant first novel by Zora Neale Hurston, one of the most influential African-American writers, is reissued with a new introduction by Jesmyn Ward.
A revelatory, uplifting, and gorgeously illustrated meditation on dedication, hard work, and the power of perseverance from the beloved, New York Times bestselling, and two-time National Book Award-winning Jesmyn Ward.For…
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As an adult, I learned this: persist. Work hard.
Face rejection, weather the setbacks, until you meet the gatekeeper who will open a door for you.
Jesmyn Ward grew up…
Two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward (Salvage the Bones, Sing, Unburied, Sing) contends with the deaths of five young men dear to her, and the risk of being a…
Includes a reading group guide and an excerpt from Ghosts of history.
Twin brothers struggle with the responsibilities of adulthood and family in the post-Katrina Mississippi Gulf coast –Provided by publisher.
A memoir that examines rural poverty and the lingering strains of racism in the south by the prize-winning author of Salvage the Bones.
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'A spectacular achievement' ANTHONY DOERR 'Extravagantly beautiful' DAILY MAIL 'One of the greatest writers of all time' JACQUELINE WOODSON 'Extraordinary' GUARDIAN 'The best book…
Presents a selection of the best works of short fiction of the past year from a variety of acclaimed sources.
From Jesmyn Ward--the two-time National Book Award winner, youngest winner of the Library of Congress Prize for Fiction, and MacArthur Fellow--comes a haunting masterpiece, sure to be an instant classic…
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Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward: Conversation Starters
A Brief Look Inside:
EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER than the surface of its pages. The characters and their…
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Jesmyn Ward,Ward, Peter
A big-hearted novel about familial love and community against all odds and a wrenching look at the lonesome, brutal, and restrictive realities of rural poverty, Salvage the Bones is revelatory…
A Guernica magazine anthology of the best features, interviews, fiction, poetry and Guernica Daily articles published over the past year.
A revelatory, uplifting, and gorgeously illustrated meditation on dedication, hard work, and the power of perseverance from the beloved, New York Times bestselling, and two-time National Book Award-winning Jesmyn Ward…
The warm and lively autobiography of Zora Neale Hurston, one of the most influential African-American writers, is published with a new introduction by JESMYN WARD.
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Jesmyn Ward,Heidi Pitlor
A collection of the year’s best stories selected by celebrated two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward
In her introduction to The Best American Short Stories 2021, guest editor JesmynWard…
Heidi Pitlor,Jesmyn Ward,N M Bodecker
A collection of the year’s best stories selected by two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward
