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SUMMARY:Literature Live: Jesmyn Ward
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DESCRIPTION:Manchester Literature Festival are thrilled to present a rare
  UK event with acclaimed American author Jesmyn Ward. Based in Mississip
 pi\, Jesmyn is the author of the memoir Men We Reaped and the novels Sal
 vage the Bones\, Where the Line Bleeds and Sing\, Unburied\, Sing. She i
 s also the editor of The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About R
 ace\, which brings together 18 influential writers to ‘wrestle with the 
 past\, present and future of American race relations and the black exper
 ience.’\n\nChampioned by Marlon James\, Jon McGregor and Ann Patchett\, 
 Jesmyn’s new novel Sing\, Unburied\,Sing recently won the prestigious 20
 17 National Book Award for Fiction. An urgent and atmospheric novel set 
 in the deep South\, it’s an epic tale of hope\, struggle\, race\, povert
 y and loss. It’s also an intimate story of family and the legacies of lo
 ve\, violence and belonging that we pass on to our children. To quote Ce
 leste Ng: ‘Read Sing\, Unburied\, Sing and you’ll feel the immense weigh
 t of history - and the immense strength it takes to persevere in the fac
 e of it… It’s hard to imagine a more necessary book for this political t
 ime.’ \n\nJoin us to see why Jesmyn Ward is regarded as one of the most 
 important writers in America today\, regularly drawing comparisons to Wi
 lliam Faulkner and Toni Morrison. \n\n‘Jesmyn Ward digs deep into the no
 t-buried heart of the American nightmare. A must read.’ Margaret Atwood\
 n\nThis event is in partnership with the Centre for New Writing. \n\nTic
 kets £7/£5 \nBook on 0843 208 0500 or manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk
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STATUS:TENTATIVE
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CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:Central Library\, M2 5PD
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