Gloria Naylor

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Gloria Naylor was an American novelist acclaimed for her powerful portrayals of African American women’s lives and communities in works such as "The Women of Brewster Place."

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instanceOf human
novelist
adaptedWork The Women of Brewster Place (1989 television miniseries) NERFINISHED
awardReceived American Book Award NERFINISHED
National Book Award for First Novel NERFINISHED
awardReceivedForWork The Women of Brewster Place NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1950-01-25
dateOfDeath 2016-09-28
educatedAt Brooklyn College NERFINISHED
Yale University
employer Boston University NERFINISHED
CUNY Medgar Evers College NERFINISHED
New York University
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Naylor NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork African-American studies
literature
fullName Gloria Naylor NERFINISHED
genre African-American literature
fiction
realist novel
givenName Gloria NERFINISHED
influencedBy Toni Morrison NERFINISHED
Zora Neale Hurston NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement African-American literature
notableAchievement first novel The Women of Brewster Place won the National Book Award for First Novel in 1983
notableIdea portrayal of African American women’s lives and communities
notableWork Bailey’s Cafe NERFINISHED
Linden Hills NERFINISHED
Mama Day NERFINISHED
The Women of Brewster Place NERFINISHED
occupation novelist
professor
writer
placeOfBirth Manhattan
New York NERFINISHED
New York City
United States of America
placeOfDeath Christiansted NERFINISHED
Saint Croix NERFINISHED
United States Virgin Islands NERFINISHED
residence New York City
Saint Croix NERFINISHED
sexOrGender female
workPeriod 20th century
21st century

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