Colson Whitehead awarded 2020 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction

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Colson Whitehead awarded 2020 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction

Jul 14 2020

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced on Monday that Colson Whitehead, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novels The Nickel Boys and The Underground Railroad, will receive the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction during the 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival.

Source: Publishers Weekly

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