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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One Book Honored by the National Book Foundation in 1957
Finalist - Fiction
Giovanni’s Room
by James Baldwin
Publication Date: Sep 12, 2013
List Price: $14.00
Format: Paperback, 176 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780345806567
Imprint: Vintage Books
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann