Todo lo que Annis sabe lo aprendió de su madre: a luchar, a ser fuerte, a crecer en un mundo sumido en la oscuridad. También fue ella quien le contó que su abuela era una guerrera africana que llegó a América como esclav...
Una novela que la crítica ha comparado con William Faulkner, Flannery O?Connor o Toni Morrison. Jojo, de trece años, y su hermana menor Kayla viven con sus abuelos negros en una granja en la costa del Golfo de Misisipi, con la compañ&...
Aquest és un viatge on acompanyem l?Annis des dels camps d?arròs de les Carolines fins als mercats d?esclaus de Nova Orleans i al cor d?una temible plantació de sucre de Louisiana. Venuda al sud per l?esclavista blanc que la va engend...
En Jojo és un nen mestís que viu amb els seus avis i la seva germana. La seva mare és una dona absent que té visions del seu germà mort i que viu perdudament enamorada del seu marit, que compleix condemna a la pres&oacut...
En Jojo és un nen mestís que viu amb els seus avis i la seva germana. La seva mare és una dona absent que té visions del seu germà mort i que viu perdudament enamorada del seu marit, que compleix condemna a la pres&oacut...
Es temporada de huracanes en el golfo de México. Una gran tormenta se aproxima peligrosamente al pueblo costero de Bois Sauvage, Misisipi. Esch y sus tres hermanos malviven en una casa a la que llaman el Hoyo, en el bosque entre coches abandonados...
A finalist for the Kirkus Prize, Andrew Carnegie Medal, Aspen Words Literary Prize, and a New York Times bestseller, this majestic, stirring, and widely praised novel from two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward, the story of a family on a journey...
On a slave plantation in the Carolinas, Annis has survived in the light of her mother's resilience, comforted by stories of her African warrior grandmother. Everything she knows, she learned from her mother - how to fight, how to be strong, how to...
An intimate portrait of a family and an epic tale of hope and struggle, Sing, Unburied, Sing examines the ugly truths at the heart of the American story and the power - and limitations - of family bonds.
The American Civil Liberties Union partners with award-winning authors Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman in this âforceful, beautifully writtenâ (Associated Press) collection that brings together many of our greatest...
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 Awardâwinning Jesmyn Ward.
A finalist for the Kirkus Prize, Andrew Carnegie Medal, Aspen Words Literary Prize, and a New York Times bestseller, this majestic, stirring, and widely praised novel from two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward, the story of a family on a journey...
Hurricane Katrina is building over the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the coastal town of Bois Sauvage, Mississippi, and Esch's father is growing concerned. He's a hard drinker, largely absent, and it isn't often he worries about the family.
The New York Times bestseller, these groundbreaking essays and poems about raceâcollected by National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward and written by the most important voices of her generationâare âthoug...
Jesmyn Ward, two-time National Book Award winner and author of Sing, Unburied, Sing , delivers a gritty but tender novel about family and poverty in the days leading up to Hurricane Katrina.