National Book Award: Winners, Finalists, and Longlisted Titles
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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 in 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.
One Book Honored by the National Book Foundation in 1996
Finalist – Poetry
The Terrible Stories (American Poets Continuum)
List Price: $12.50
BOA Editions (Sep 01, 1996)
Poetry, Paperback, 70 pages
ISBN: 9781880238370Publisher: BOA Editions
Book Description:
The long-awaited tenth collection of poetry from the Shelley Memorial Prize-winning poet Lucille Clifton.
The long-awaited tenth collection of poetry from the Shelley Memorial Prize-winning poet Lucille Clifton.
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