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Jesmyn Ward: Can a Divided Nation Find Hope?

In her latest collection of essays, two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward reflects on the healing power of storytelling. Ward looks back on the fundamental role of her maternal grandmother in the forging of Ward's writing philosophy. The author also discusses her upbringing in the poor Mississippi town of De Lisle, and her own place in the lineage of Mississippi's literary figures.
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