Edward P. Jones

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
In his latest novel, The Known World, Edward P. Jones explores the little-known phenomenon of black slave owners in the antebellum South. Jones was previously nominated for a National Book Award for his short story collection Lost in the City.
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