Men We Reaped: A Memoir (Thorndike African-American) - Hardcover

Ward, Jesmyn

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9781410462503: Men We Reaped: A Memoir (Thorndike African-American)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1410462501 ISBN 13: 9781410462503

Publisher: Thorndike Press a Part of Gale Cengagelearning, 2013

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Men We Reaped A memoir that examines rural poverty and the lingering strains of racism in the south by the prize-winning author of "Salvage the Bones." Full description

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"An assured yet scarifying memoir by young, supremely gifted novelist [Jesmyn] Ward... With more gumption than many, Ward battled not only the indifferent odds of rural poverty, but also the endless racism of her classmates...A modern rejoinder to "Black Like Me, Beloved" and other stories of struggle and redemption - beautifully written, if sometimes too sad to bear." -- "Kirkus Reviews"

Book Description:

In this stirring and clear-eyed memoir, the 2011 National Book Award winner contends with the deaths of five young men dear to her, and the still great risk of being a black man in the rural South.

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