Charles Johnson

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cartoonist essayist novelist person philosopher professor short story writer

Charles Johnson is an American novelist, essayist, and philosopher best known for his National Book Award–winning novel "Middle Passage" and his explorations of African American experience, history, and Buddhist thought.

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instanceOf cartoonist ⓘ
essayist ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
person ⓘ
philosopher ⓘ
professor ⓘ
short story writer ⓘ
awardReceived National Book Award for Fiction ⓘ
awardReceivedFor Middle Passage ⓘ
awardReceivedYear 1990 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1948-04-23 ⓘ
doctoralAdvisor John E. Smith ⓘ
educatedAt Indiana University ⓘ
surface form: Indiana University Bloomington

Southern Illinois University ⓘ
surface form: Southern Illinois University Carbondale
employer University of Washington ⓘ
ethnicGroup Black Americans ⓘ
surface form: African American
familyName Johnson ⓘ
fieldOfWork African American literature ⓘ
Buddhist studies ⓘ
literature ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ
genre African American literature ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ
philosophical fiction ⓘ
givenName Charles ⓘ
hasChild Elizabeth Johnson ⓘ
Malik Johnson ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
movement contemporary American literature ⓘ
name Charles Johnson self-link ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableIdea integration of African American experience with Buddhist philosophy in fiction ⓘ
notableWork Being and Race: Black Writing Since 1970 ⓘ
Dreamer ⓘ
Faith and the Good Thing ⓘ
Middle Passage ⓘ
Oxherding Tale ⓘ
Soulcatcher and Other Stories ⓘ
Taming the Ox: Buddhist Stories and Reflections on Politics, Race, Culture, and Spiritual Practice ⓘ
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice ⓘ
Turning the Wheel: Essays on Buddhism and Writing ⓘ
occupation cartoonist ⓘ
essayist ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
philosopher ⓘ
university professor ⓘ
placeOfBirth Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
surface form: Evanston, Illinois, United States
religiousBelief Buddhism ⓘ
residence Seattle, Washington, United States ⓘ
spouse Joanne H. Johnson ⓘ

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Charles Johnson → name → Charles Johnson self-link ⓘ