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The Violence: Family Histories

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Roxane Gay
May 12, 2026
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As we begin reading The Violence: My Family’s Colombian War, I’d love for us to talk about how Ramirez weaves together family and political histories. What are your first impressions of Esther? In what ways does specific, personal narrative help us understand historical events that a regular history cannot?

If you were attempting to write your own famil…

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