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 2012
Finalist - Fiction
This Is How You Lose Her
by Junot Diaz
Publication Date: Sep 11, 2012
List Price: $26.95
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9781594487361
Imprint: Knopf
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann
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Finalist - Poetry
Fast Animal
by Tim Seibles
Publication Date: Feb 07, 2012
List Price: $14.00
Format: Paperback, 72 pages
Classification: Poetry
ISBN13: 9780983294429
Imprint: Etruscan Press
Publisher: Etruscan Press
Parent Company: Etruscan Press