Books Honored by the National Book Foundation
The mission of the National Book Foundation is to celebrate the best of American literature, to expand its audience, and to enhance the cultural value of great writing in America. National Book Awards are given five categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature.
Here we highlight the winners of African descent. The first African-American writer to win a National Book Award was Ralph Ellison, in 1953, for Invisible Man.
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2 Books Honored by the National Book Foundation in 2000
Winner - Poetry
Blessing The Boats: New And Selected Poems 1988-2000 (American Poets Continuum)
by Lucille Clifton
Publication Date: Apr 01, 2000
List Price: $20.00
Format: Paperback, 145 pages
Classification: Poetry
ISBN13: 9781880238882
Imprint: BOA Editions
Publisher: BOA Editions
Parent Company: BOA Editions Ltd.
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Finalist - Nonfiction
W.E.B. Du Bois: The Fight for Equality and the American Century 1919-1963
by David Levering Lewis
Publication Date: Oct 17, 2000
List Price: $35.00
Format: Hardcover, 608 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9780805025347
Imprint: Henry Holt & Company
Publisher: Macmillan Publishers
Parent Company: Holtzbrinck Publishing Group