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'''''Salvage the Bones''''' is a 2011 novel by [[Jesmyn Ward]] and was the 2011 recipient of the [[National Book Award for Fiction]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2014-02-26/readers-review-salvage-bones-jesmyn-ward|title=Readers' Review: "Salvage The Bones" By Jesmyn Ward - The Diane Rehm Show|website=The Diane Rehm Show|language=en-US|access-date=2016-03-29}}</ref> The novel explores the plight of a working class African American family in [[Hurricane Katrina|New Orleans as they prepare for Katrina]] and follows them through the aftermaths of the storm.<ref name=":0" /> Ward, who had lived through the Katrina, wrote the novel, after being very "dissaatisifed with the way [Katrina] had receded from public consciousness".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2011/08/30/jesmyn-ward-on-salvage-the-bones/|title=Jesmyn Ward on ‘Salvage the Bones’|last=Hoover|first=Elizabeth|date=2011-08-30|website=Paris Review Daily|access-date=2016-03-29}}</ref> |
'''''Salvage the Bones''''' is a 2011 novel by [[Jesmyn Ward]] and was the 2011 recipient of the [[National Book Award for Fiction]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2014-02-26/readers-review-salvage-bones-jesmyn-ward|title=Readers' Review: "Salvage The Bones" By Jesmyn Ward - The Diane Rehm Show|website=The Diane Rehm Show|language=en-US|access-date=2016-03-29}}</ref> The novel explores the plight of a working class African American family in [[Hurricane Katrina|New Orleans as they prepare for Katrina]] and follows them through the aftermaths of the storm.<ref name=":0" /> Ward, who had lived through the Katrina, wrote the novel, after being very "dissaatisifed with the way [Katrina] had receded from public consciousness".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2011/08/30/jesmyn-ward-on-salvage-the-bones/|title=Jesmyn Ward on ‘Salvage the Bones’|last=Hoover|first=Elizabeth|date=2011-08-30|website=Paris Review Daily|access-date=2016-03-29}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:01, 29 March 2016
Salvage the Bones is a 2011 novel by Jesmyn Ward and was the 2011 recipient of the National Book Award for Fiction.[1] The novel explores the plight of a working class African American family in New Orleans as they prepare for Katrina and follows them through the aftermaths of the storm.[1] Ward, who had lived through the Katrina, wrote the novel, after being very "dissaatisifed with the way [Katrina] had receded from public consciousness".[2]
In an interview with the Paris Review, Ward describes inspiration in "Medea" and Faulkner.[2]
Reception
As a winner of the National Book Award for Fiction, the novel received largely positive reception. The LA Times described the novel as a "under-the-radar" second novel, which deserves the reward.[3] The reviewer described as a successful depiction of Southern Life and culture and "an intense book, with powerful, direct prose that dips into poetic metaphor."[3] Similarly the New York Times Sunday Book Review, called the novel "a taut, wily novel, smartly plotted and voluptuously written."[4] The Washington Post wrote that " it’ll be a long time before its magic wears off" and that the novel has the "aura of a classic about it."[5]
References
- ^ a b "Readers' Review: "Salvage The Bones" By Jesmyn Ward - The Diane Rehm Show". The Diane Rehm Show. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ^ a b Hoover, Elizabeth (2011-08-30). "Jesmyn Ward on 'Salvage the Bones'". Paris Review Daily. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ^ a b Kellogg, Carolyn (2011-12-04). "Book review: 'Salvage the Bones' by Jesmyn Ward". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ^ Sehgal, Parul (2011-12-30). "Salvage The Bones - By Jesmyn Ward - Book Review". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ^ Charles, Ron (2011-10-31). "Jesmyn Ward's 'Salvage the Bones,' reviewed by Ron Charles". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2016-03-29.