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 1973
Finalist - Fiction
Mumbo Jumbo
by Ishmael Reed
Publication Date: Jun 11, 1996
List Price: $16.00
Format: Paperback, 224 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780684824772
Imprint: Scribner
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Parent Company: KKR & Co. Inc.
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Finalist - Poetry
Conjure; Selected Poems, 1963-1970
by Ishmael Reed
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Publication Date: Jun 01, 1972
List Price: Unavailable
Format: Hardcover
Classification: Poetry
ISBN13: 9780870231148
Imprint: University of Massachusetts Press
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
Parent Company: University of Massachusetts