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 1991
Winner - Nonfiction
Freedom: Volume I: Freedom In The Making Of Western Culture
by Orlando Patterson
Publication Date: Oct 14, 1992
List Price: $24.00
Format: Paperback, 512 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9780465025329
Imprint: Basic Books
Publisher: Perseus Books
Parent Company: Lagardère Group
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Finalist - Poetry
The Homeplace: Poems
by Marilyn Nelson
Publication Date: Nov 01, 1990
List Price: $16.95
Format: Paperback, 64 pages
Classification: Poetry
ISBN13: 9780807116418
Imprint: LSU Press
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Parent Company: Louisiana State University