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Edward P. Jones


Born
in Washington, D.C., The United States
October 05, 1950

Genre
Fiction, Nonfiction, Short Stories


Edward Paul Jones is an American novelist and short story writer. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the International Dublin Literary Award for his 2003 novel The Known World.

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Average rating: 3.88 · 55,437 ratings · 5,354 reviews · 24 distinct works • Similar authors
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“We are all worthy of one another.”
― Edward P. Jones, The Known World
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“The hitter can never be the judge. Only the receiver of the blow can tell you how hard it was, whether it would kill a man or make a baby just yawn.”
― Edward P. Jones, The Known World
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“A woman, no matter the age, is always learning, always becoming. But a man . . . stops learning at fourteen or so.”
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