Ordinary Light A Memoir
Ordinary Light A Memoir by Tracy K. Smith is a reprint edition published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on March 8, 2016. This 368-page memoir presents the journey of a young artist as she navigates her understanding of belief, loss, and history, while reflecting on her identity as a black woman in America.
In Ordinary Light, Tracy K. Smith shares her personal narrative, focusing on themes of race, faith, and the deep connection between mothers and daughters. The memoir captures her coming-of-age experiences and the significance of home, offering readers an intimate look at her life and the challenges she faced. This edition is available in English and provides a thoughtful exploration of personal memoirs and the complexities of identity.
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NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • This dazzling memoir from the former U.S. Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Life on Mars is the story of a young artist struggling to fashion her own understanding of belief, loss, history, and what it means to be black in America.
“Engrossing in its spare, simple understatement…. Evocative … luminous.” —The Washington Post
In Ordinary Light, Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Tracy K. Smith tells her remarkable story, giving us a quietly potent memoir that explores her coming-of-age and the meaning of home against a complex backdrop of race, faith, and the unbreakable bond between a mother and daughter.
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