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 1969
Finalist - Poetry
In the Mecca
by Gwendolyn Brooks
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Publication Date: Jun 01, 1968
List Price: Unavailable
Format: Hardcover, 55 pages
Classification: Poetry
ISBN13: 9780060105372
Imprint: Harper & Row
Publisher: HarperCollins
Parent Company: News Corp