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 1998
Finalist - Fiction
The Healing
by Gayl Jones
Publication Date: Jan 01, 1999
List Price: $23.00
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780807063255
Imprint: Beacon Press
Publisher: Beacon Press
Parent Company: Unitarian Universalist Association
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Finalist - Poetry
From The Devotions: Poems
by Carl Phillips
Publication Date: Mar 02, 2002
List Price: $12.95
Format: Paperback, 82 pages
Classification: Poetry
ISBN13: 9781555972639
Imprint: Graywolf Press
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Parent Company: Graywolf Press