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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3 Books Honored by the National Book Foundation in 2001
Finalist - Poetry
Brutal Imagination: Poems
by Cornelius Eady
Publication Date: Jan 15, 2001
List Price: $14.00
Format: Paperback, 128 pages
Classification: Poetry
ISBN13: 9780399147203
Imprint: G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann
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Finalist - Poetry
Mercurochrome
by Wanda Coleman
Publication Date: Jul 01, 2001
List Price: $31.95
Format: Paperback, 270 pages
Classification: Poetry
ISBN13: 9781574231533
Imprint: Black Sparrow
Publisher: David R. Godine, Publisher
Parent Company: David R. Godine, Inc.
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Finalist - Young People’s Literature
Carver: A Life in Poems
by Marilyn Nelson
Publication Date: May 28, 2001
List Price: $16.95
Format: Hardcover, 112 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
ISBN13: 9781886910539
Imprint: Highlights Press
Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
Parent Company: Boyds Mills Press