Sing, Unburied, Sing
A Novel
Jesmyn Ward
A family's journey through the past and present of rural Mississippi is the focus of this searing and profound novel. Jojo and Kayla live with their grandparents and drug-addicted mother, who is tormented by visions of her dead brother. When their father is released from prison, the family sets out on a journey to the Mississippi State Penitentiary. Sing, Unburied, Sing grapples with the truth of the American story and the power (and limitations) of family bonds. This majestic work is an essential contribution to American literature.
Publish Date
2017-09-05T00:00:00.000Z
2017-09-05T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.01
ISBN
9781501126079
Categories
Recommendations
3
Recommendations
2017-12-31T00:00:00.000Z
https://www.facebook.com/barackobama/posts/101555326774467492018-06-03T17:34:13.000Z
Three glorious books I read last month. Would highly recommend all of them.
- The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, by Arundhati Roy
- Sing, Unburied, Sing, by Jesmyn Ward
- The Immortalists, by Chloe Benjamin – source2020-04-29T17:06:21.000Z
#DailyBookAndIndie 16, the book: MEN WE REAPED, by Jesmyn Ward. You may know her fiction--if you don't, get SING, UNBURIED, SING and SALVAGE THE BONES asap--but this searing memoir, about the deaths of five men in Ward's life (including her brother) is a must-read. – source