Books Honored by the National Book Foundation

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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

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