Episode · The Book Review · 2024-08-26
Books mentioned on 21st Century Books Special Edition: Isabel Wilkerson on 'The Warmth of Other Suns'
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Warmth of Other Suns
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson is an epic, deeply researched work of narrative nonfiction that chronicles the historic decades-long Great Migration of Black citizens leaving the American South.
Discussed“not problematic is the warmth of other Sons which remains just an amazing accomplishment it was it is all these years later thank you so much for joining us at the book review podcast to to talk about it and to reflect upon it thank you so much for having me that was my conversation with Isabelle Wilkerson author of”
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Black Boy
Black Boy by Richard Wright is a powerful autobiographical memoir detailing the author's harrowing upbringing in the Jim Crow South and his eventual escape to Chicago, marked by systemic racism, poverty, and intellectual awakening.
Discussed“and then I was reading the rereading the the black boy and I was reading the annotated version of black boy and I was reading the uh the the end notes in the back that were describing the process through which he wrote this book and so what happened with him was that he wrote the full book”
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The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck is a classic American novel that chronicles the harrowing journey of the Joad family as they migrate from the dust-bowl of Oklahoma to California during the Great Depression, highlighting the systemic struggles and resilience of displaced agricultural workers.
Recommended“but the book that I would point out as the one that I've read most deeply is a book that has some challenges because it has some problematic aspects to it but it is The Grapes of Wrath and I mention The Grapes of Wrath because this was the book that showed me that writing the warmth of the Suns”
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“this is the book review podcast and I'm Gilbert Cruz I'm here with Isabelle Wilkerson author of the warmth of other Sons”