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Film, Video 2023 National Book Festival: Why Fiction Matters with Jesmyn Ward

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Title

  • 2023 National Book Festival: Why Fiction Matters with Jesmyn Ward

Summary

  • In this thought-provoking conversation, 2022 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction winner Jesmyn Ward discusses with Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden the power and importance of fiction writing. Ward is also the recipient of the National Book Award for fiction for her novels "Salvage the Bones" and "Sing, Unburied, Sing."

Event Date

  • August 12, 2023

Running Time

  • 51 minutes 15 seconds

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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National Book Festival: Why Fiction Matters with Jesmyn Ward. 2023. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-10959/.

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(2023) National Book Festival: Why Fiction Matters with Jesmyn Ward. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-10959/.

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National Book Festival: Why Fiction Matters with Jesmyn Ward. 2023. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/webcast-10959/>.