All Aunt Hagar's Children

Name: All Aunt Hagar's Children
ISBN: 9780060557577

by Edward P. Jones

Hurston/Wright Legacy · 2007 · WinnerNAACP Image · 2007 · Shortlist

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AmistadSeptember 12, 2006Literary FictionISBN 9780060557577

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Hurston/Wright Legacy Award (Fiction)	2007	Winner
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction	2007	Shortlist

About This Book

A collection of stories set in Washington, D.C., spanning from the 1950s to the present, following African American characters navigating love, loss, ambition, and community in the nation's capital. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Known World. Winner of the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Fiction.

About the Author

Edward P. JonesAmerican

Edward Paul Jones (born 1950) is an American novelist and short story writer best known for his depictions of the African-American experience, particularly in Washington, D.C. and antebellum America. His notable works include the short story collections Lost in the City (1992) and All Aunt Hagar's Children (2006), and the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Known World (2003), which also earned the National Book Critics Circle Award and International Dublin Literary Award. Read more →