The Books Briefing: Remembering Pain on the Page
“The art’s existence is beautiful. But it shouldn’t have to exist at all.” Your weekly guide to the best in books.
The narratives of historical and personal traumas rely on reliving painful memories to help process past experiences—and to help understand how their effects live on in the future.
Ta-Nehisi Coates considered the national memory of slavery when writing his debut novel, , which examines the psychological effects of the institution’s torments, such as family separation. The trauma resulting from HurricaneSarah M. Broom shows through the loss of her family homein her memoir, .
