SING, UNBURIED, SING: A Novel

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First British edition, first printing. "First published in Great Britain in 2017" statement and first printing number code sequence 1 through 10 to the copyright page. SIGNED with a line quoted from the book by the Library of Congress Lifetime Prize winning author to the half-title page. Laid in is a receipt for "An evening with Jesmyn Ward at Piccadilly, Tuesday, 24 April 2018". This, Ward's third novel, earned the author her second National Book Award, and the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, that honors significant literary works that contribute to the understanding of racism and the appreciation of culture diversity. The African-American author is the first woman to win two National Book Awards. Set in Mississippi, this rich novel features a family who looks to its future, deals with the tumultuous present, and learns from the past, including the young son who learns from a 13 year old ghost. Uncommon in the U.K. first edition, especially SIGNED. Fine, crisp, tight and probably unread in black linen boards with silver embossed titles to the spine, smoke-black headband and tail-band; in a fine dust jacket with lovely wraparound raised feather and wing illustration designed by David Mann; original £16.99 printed price still intact to the front inner flap. N° de ref. del artículo ABE-1704669067068

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