Navigate Your Stars

As an adult, I learned this: persist. Work hard. Face rejection, weather the setbacks, until you meet the gatekeeper who will open a door for you. Jesmyn Ward grew up in a poor, rural community in Mississippi. Today, as the first woman to win the National Book Award twice, she is celebrated as one of America's greatest living writers. Navigate Your Stars is a stirring reflection on the value of hard work and the importance of respect for oneself and others. First delivered as a 2018 commencement address at Tulane University, it captures Ward's inimitable voice as she reflects on her experiences as a Southern black woman, addressing the themes of grit, adversity and the importance of family bonds.Beautifully illustrated in full colour, this is a meditative and profound book that will inspire all readers preparing for the next chapter in their lives.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jesmyn Ward, Ward Jesmyn
• Editore: Bloomsbury
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9781526620347
• ISBN: 978-1-5266-2034-7
• Pagine: 64
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Salute; Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; SELF-HELP / Motivational & Inspirational, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, Memoirs, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Speeches, Self-help & personal development, Poverty & unemployment, Social discrimination & inequality, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Poverty and precarity, Social discrimination and social justice, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs