National Book Award: Winners, Finalists, and Longlisted Titles

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.

One Book Honored by the National Book Foundation in 1996

The Terrible Stories (American Poets Continuum)

by Lucille Clifton

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Imprint: BOA Editions (Sep 01, 1996)
Poetry, Paperback, 70 pages
Publisher: BOA Editions
ISBN: 9781880238370

Categorized under:

• Poetry / African American & Black
• Poetry / American
• Poetry / Anthologies (multiple Authors)
• Poetry / Subjects & Themes / General

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• National Book Award Winner/Finalist (1996)

Book Description:

The long-awaited tenth collection of poetry from the Shelley Memorial Prize-winning poet Lucille Clifton.

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