Sing, Unburied, Sing
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018
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_______________SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2017ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2017SELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE...
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_______________SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2017ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2017SELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE NEW STATESMAN, THE FINANCIAL TIMES, THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, TIME AND THE BBC_______________'A must' - Margaret Atwood'A searing, urgent read' - Celeste Ng'Staggering' - Marlon James'Disarmingly beautiful' - Spectator'Blazing with power, grief and tenderness' - Financial Times_______________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. Jojo is thirteen years old and trying to understand what it means to be a man. His mother, Leonie, is in constant conflict with herself and those around her. She is black and her children’s father is white. Embattled in ways that reflect the brutal reality of her circumstances, she wants to be a better mother, but can’t put her children above her own needs, especially her drug use. When the children’s father is released from prison, Leonie packs her kids and a friend into her car and drives north to the heart of Mississippi and Parchman Farm, the State Penitentiary. At Parchman, there is another boy, the ghost of a dead inmate who carries all of the ugly history of the South with him in his wandering. He too has something to teach Jojo about fathers and sons, about legacies, about violence, about love. Rich with Ward’s distinctive, lyrical language, Sing, Unburied, Sing brings the archetypal road novel into rural twenty-first century America.
Detaljer
Forlag
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Udgave
0
ISBN
9781408890967
Sprog
Engelsk
Originalsprog
Sproget kan ikke bestemmes
Sider
304
Udgivelsesdato
19-04-2018
Format
Paperback
Varenr.
2478559
EAN nr.
9781408890967
Varegruppe
Fiction
Højde/Dybde (mm)
197
Bredde (mm)
130
Længde (mm)
19
Vægt (g)
222