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 1989
Winner - Fiction
Middle Passage
by Charles Johnson
Publication Date: Jul 01, 1998
List Price: $15.00
Format: Paperback, 209 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780684855882
Imprint: Scribner
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Parent Company: CBS Corporation