NPR News: 'A Shout In The Ruins' Probes The Lasting Infections Of War And Slavery

'A Shout In The Ruins' Probes The Lasting Infections Of War And Slavery
Kevin Powers' bleak, stunning new book is set in both the 1950s and the Civil War era. It's an intricately plotted look at the ways violence can shape a nation in ways that may not be recoverable.

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