National Book Award: Winners, Finalists, and Longlisted Titles
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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 in 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.
2 Books Honored by the National Book Foundation in 1991
Winner – Nonfiction
Freedom: Volume I: Freedom In The Making Of Western Culture
List Price: $24.00
Basic Books (Oct 14, 1992)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 512 pages
ISBN: 9780465025329Publisher: Perseus Books
Book Description:
This magisterial work traces the history of our most cherished value. Patterson links the birth of freedom in primitive societies with the institution of slavery, and traces the evolution of three forms of freedom in the West from antiquity through the Middle Ages.
This magisterial work traces the history of our most cherished value. Patterson links the birth of freedom in primitive societies with the institution of slavery, and traces the evolution of three forms of freedom in the West from antiquity through the Middle Ages.
Finalist – Poetry
The Homeplace: Poems
List Price: $24.00
Basic Books (Oct 14, 1992)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 512 pages
ISBN: 9780807116418Publisher: Perseus Books
Book Description:
A fine softcover copy. Inscribed by the poet. Tight binding. Clean, unmarked pages. Not ex-library. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Poetry; Signed by Author. 0807116416. ISBN/EAN: 9780807116418. Inventory No: 012322.
A fine softcover copy. Inscribed by the poet. Tight binding. Clean, unmarked pages. Not ex-library. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Poetry; Signed by Author. 0807116416. ISBN/EAN: 9780807116418. Inventory No: 012322.