February 14, 2024
This entry comes from a National Book Award-winning novel that investigates familial and social trauma in the Black communities of rural Mississippi, wrapping its plot in layers of beautiful, magical realist prose.
Sing, Unburied, Sing
by Jesmyn Ward
“I like to think I know what death is. I like to think it’s something I could look at straight.”
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