Books & Spoken Word
Jesmyn Ward – Sing, Unburied, Sing
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- Jesmyn Ward
American writer, Jesmyn Ward, reads from and discusses her celebrated novel Sing, Unburied, Sing.
It is an intimate portrait of a family and an epic tale of hope and struggle, examines the ugly truths at the heart of the American story and the power – and limitations – of family bonds.
Ward is the first woman to win two National Book Awards for Fiction.
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Acclaim for Sing, Unburied, Sing:
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2017
ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S BEST BOOKS OF 2017
SELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, FINANCIAL TIMES, NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, TIME AND THE BBC.
Finalist for the Kirkus Prize
Finalist for the Andrew Carnegie Medal
Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award
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