{"id":23531,"date":"2011-11-17T17:01:38","date_gmt":"2011-11-17T22:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/?p=23531"},"modified":"2019-01-01T17:22:47","modified_gmt":"2019-01-01T22:22:47","slug":"congratulations-to-jesmyn-ward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/2011\/11\/17\/congratulations-to-jesmyn-ward\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to Jesmyn Ward"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The Paris Review<\/em> congratulates Jesmyn Ward, whose novel <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Salvage-Bones-Novel-Jesmyn-Ward\/dp\/1608195228\"><em>Salvage the Bones<\/em><\/a> won the National Book Award last night. 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