EDWARD P. JONES was born and raised in Washington, D.C. A recipient of the Lannan Foundation Grant, Jones was educated at Holy Cross College and the University of Virginia. This collection of stories, his first book, won the PEN/Hemingway Award and was nominated for the National Book Award. His debut novel, The Known World, was published in 2003. He lives in Arlington, Virginia.
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