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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One Book Honored by the National Book Foundation in 2006
Winner - Poetry
Splay Anthem
by Nathaniel Mackey
Publication Date: May 30, 2006
List Price: $15.95
Format: Paperback, 112 pages
Classification: Poetry
ISBN13: 9780811216524
Imprint: New Directions Publishing
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
Parent Company: New Directions Publishing