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New York : Scribner, 2023.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First Scribner hardcover edition.
ISBN:
9781982104498, 198210449X, 9781982104504, 1982104503
Physical Desc:
305 pages ; 23 cm
Status:
32 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
Pitkin County Library
FICTION W2593Le

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'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"--

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'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.

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APA Citation (style guide)

Ward, J. (2023). Let us descend: a novel. First Scribner hardcover edition. New York, Scribner.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Ward, Jesmyn. 2023. Let Us Descend: A Novel. New York, Scribner.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Ward, Jesmyn, Let Us Descend: A Novel. New York, Scribner, 2023.

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Ward, Jesmyn. Let Us Descend: A Novel. First Scribner hardcover edition. New York, Scribner, 2023.

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995 |a Loaded with m2btab.click in 2023.11
995 |a Loaded with m2btab.acq2 in 2023.11
995 |a Loaded with m2btab.ven in 2023.12
995 |a Loaded with m2btab.click in 2024.01
998 |a ba |a beb |a (2)be |a bv |a cu |a d |a (2)ep |a (4)ev |a eva |a eve |a (8)gc |a (2)gcc |a (2)gcg |a (2)gcr |a (2)gcs |a (2)gr |a (2)grf |a gu |a guc |a (2)mr |a (9)mp |a (2)mpc |a (2)mpf |a (4)mpm |a mpo |a mpp |a mv |a mvgj |a pc |a pr |a sr |a (2)ss |a (2)ssb |a (9)su |a (2)sub |a (4)suf |a (3)sus |a (4)tl |a (6)tlw |a vl |b 240702 |c m |d a  |e - |f eng |g nyu |h 0 |i 96
998 |e - |f eng |a ba |a beb |a be |a bv |a cu |a d |a ep |a ev |a eva |a eve |a gc |a gcc |a gcg |a gcr |a gcs |a gr |a grf |a gu |a guc |a mr |a mp |a mpc |a mpf |a mpm |a mpo |a mpp |a mv |a mvgj |a pc |a pr |a sr |a ss |a ssb |a su |a sub |a suf |a sus |a tl |a tlw |a vl
999 |a mv,mvgj