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Jeffers was born in Kokomo, Indiana, and raised Catholic in Durham, North Carolina, and Atlanta, Georgia. [3] [4] Her mother's family is from Eatonton, Georgia; her father's family, she recounted, was "black bourgeois and fair skinned" (her father, Lance Jeffers, was also a poet), and they were not happy when he married a working-class, darker-skinned woman.
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois is the 2021 debut novel by American poet Honorée Fanonne Jeffers.It explores the history of an African-American family in the American South, from the time before the American Civil War and slavery, through the Civil Rights Movement, to the present.
“Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois” by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers. Ambitious, sprawling novel by the University of Oklahoma professor. “Black Wall Street” by Hannibal Johnson.
NEW YORK (AP) — Honorée Fanonne Jeffers’ “The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois,” her epic novel about racism, resilience The post ‘The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois’ wins book critics ...
2014 — Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, and Jake Adam York (posthumous) 2013 — Sharon Dolin and Shara McCallum; 2012 — L. S. Asekoff and Sheila Black; 2011 — Forrest Gander and Robert Bringhurst; 2010 — Jill McDonough and Atsuro Riley; 2009 — Christina Davis and Mary Szybist; 2008 — Matthew Thorburn and Monica Youn; 2007 — Laurie Lamon ...
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers: The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois: Violet Kupersmith: Build Your House Around My Body: Patricia Lockwood: No One Is Talking About This: Jackie Polzin: Brood: 2022 Noor Naga: If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English: Winner [51] [52] [53] Daphne Palasi Andreades: Brown Girls: Shortlist [54] [55] [56] Jessamine Chan: The ...
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Honorée Fanonne Jeffers: The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois: Winner [46] JoAnne Tompkins: What Comes After: Runner-up [46] Juhea Kim: Beasts of a Little Land: Finalist [46] Anthony Doerr: Cloud Cuckoo Land: Finalist [46] Patricia Engel: Infinite Country: Finalist [46] Brad Kessler: North: Finalist [46] 2023 Geraldine Brooks: Horse: Winner [47 ...