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Reinventing the epic with 'The Love Songs of W.E.B Du Bois'

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The love songs of w e b du boys is the debut novel from poet honre fanon jeffers. It's about a young black woman, ailie, and her coming to terms with that means in America. Over the span of almost 800 pages, the writer traces the story of a family over generations. He it's aunt pierre's book of the day.

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