Let us descend
(Large Print)
Author
Status
OWWL Headquarters - Outreach
LP FIC WAR
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LP FIC WAR
1 available
Victor Farmington Library - Large Print
WAR LP
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WAR LP
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OWWL Headquarters - Outreach | LP FIC WAR | Available |
Victor Farmington Library - Large Print | WAR LP | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American children -- Fiction.
African American families -- Fiction.
Enslaved persons -- Fiction.
Enslaved women -- Fiction.
Girls, Black -- Fiction.
Large print books.
Memory -- Fiction.
Mothers and daughters -- Fiction.
Racially mixed people -- Fiction.
Slaveholders -- United States -- Fiction.
Slavery -- United States -- Fiction.
Spirits -- Fiction.
African American families -- Fiction.
Enslaved persons -- Fiction.
Enslaved women -- Fiction.
Girls, Black -- Fiction.
Large print books.
Memory -- Fiction.
Mothers and daughters -- Fiction.
Racially mixed people -- Fiction.
Slaveholders -- United States -- Fiction.
Slavery -- United States -- Fiction.
Spirits -- Fiction.
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Format
Large Print
Physical Desc
364 pages (large print) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Description
"Let us descend,' the poet now began, 'and enter this blind world.'" --Inferno, Dante Alighieri Let Us Descend is a reimagining of American slavery, as beautifully rendered as it is heart-wrenching. Searching, harrowing, replete with transcendent love, the novel is a journey from the rice fields of the Carolinas to the slave markets of New Orleans and into the fearsome heart of a Louisiana sugar plantation. Annis, sold south by the white enslaver who fathered her, is the reader's guide through this hellscape. As she struggles through the miles-long march, Annis turns inward, seeking comfort from memories of her mother and stories of her African warrior grandmother. Throughout, she opens herself to a world beyond this world, one teeming with spirits: of earth and water, of myth and history; spirits who nurture and give, and those who manipulate and take. While Ward leads readers through the descent, this, her fourth novel, is ultimately a story of rebirth and reclamation. From one of the most singularly brilliant and beloved writers of her generation, this miracle of a novel inscribes Black American grief and joy into the very land--the rich but unforgiving forests, swamps, and rivers of the American South. Let Us Descend is Jesmyn Ward's most magnificent novel yet, a masterwork for the ages"--,Provided by publisher.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ward, J. (2023). Let us descend (Large print edition.). Thorndike Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ward, Jesmyn. 2023. Let Us Descend. Thorndike Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ward, Jesmyn. Let Us Descend Thorndike Press, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ward, Jesmyn. Let Us Descend Large print edition., Thorndike Press, 2023.
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