Gayl Jones
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| Gayl Jones | |
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| Born | November 23, 1949 Lexington, Kentucky |
| Occupation | novelist, poet, playwright, professor, and literary critic |
| Genres | African American literature |
| Notable work(s) | White Rat |
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Gayl Jones (Born November 23, 1949)[[1]] Is an African American writer from Lexington, Kentucky.
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[edit] Life And career
After earning the Frances Steloff Award for Fiction while attending Connecticut College, she graduated with a Masters in creative writing at Brown University. The same year, she published her first book Corregidora. Ever since she left her post as associate professor from the University of Michigan, Jones has kept her life private in order to focus more on her writings.[[2]]
[edit] Selected works[[3]]
[edit] Novels and Short Stories
- Corregidora, novel, 1975.
- Eva's Man, novel, 1976.
- White Rat, short stories, 1977.
- The Healing, novel, 1998.
- Mosquito, novel, 1999.
[edit] Poetry Collection
- Song for Anninho, poetry, 1981.
- The Hermit-Woman, poetry, 1983.
- Xarque and Other Poems, poetry, 1985.
[edit] Plays and Miscellaneous collections
- Chile Woman, play, 1974.
- Liberating Voices: Oral Tradition in African American Literature, criticism, 1991.
[edit] See also
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