“To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi” goes a line often attributed to William Faulkner. More than half a century later, Jesmyn Ward may be the newest bard of global wisdom. The writer rocketed to literary fame in 2011 when she won the National Book Award for her second novel, Salvage the Bones, a lyrical Hurricane Katrina tale.
Jesmyn Ward, Heir To Faulkner, Probes The Specter Of Race In The South
Sarah Begley, Time
Sun, 12/02/2001 - 5:00pm
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