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| Author | Jesmyn Ward |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury (US) |
Publication date | August 30, 2011 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 261 |
| ISBN | 9781608195220 |
| Preceded by | Where the Line Bleeds |
| Followed by | Men We Reaped |
Salvage the Bones is the second novel by American author Jesmyn Ward and published by Bloomsbury in 2011. The novel explores the plight of a working-class African-American family in Mississippi as they prepare for Hurricane Katrina and follows them through the aftermath of the storm.[1]
Ward, who lived through Katrina, wrote the novel, after being very "dissatisfied with the way Katrina had receded from public consciousness".[2] The novel was the 2011 recipient of the National Book Award for Fiction.[1]
In an interview with the Paris Review, Ward said she drew inspiration from Medea and the works of William Faulkner.[2]
- ^ 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.