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Clarence Major


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Atlanta, Georgia, The United States
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Currently a professor of twentieth century American literature at the University of California at Davis, Clarence Major is a poet, painter and novelist who was born in Atlanta and grew up in Chicago.
Clarence Major was a finalist for the National Book Awards (1999). He is recipient of many awards, among them, a National Council on The Arts Award (1970), a Fulbright (1981-1983), a Western States Book Award (1986) and two Pushcart prizes--one for poetry, one for fiction. Major is a contributor to many periodicals and anthologies in the USA, Europe, South America and Africa. He has served as judge for The National Book Awards, the PEN-Faulkner Award and twice for the National Endowment for The Arts. Major has traveled extensively and lived in
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Average rating: 4.05 · 1,252 ratings · 119 reviews · 55 distinct works
Dirty Bird Blues

3.85 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 1996 — 10 editions
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Juba to Jive: A Dictionary ...

4.29 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 1970 — 8 editions
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Calling the Wind: Twentieth...

4.03 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1992 — 4 editions
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Reflex and Bone Structure

3.91 avg rating — 22 ratings6 editions
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My Amputations

3.73 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1986 — 7 editions
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Come By Here: My Mother's Life

3.58 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2002 — 7 editions
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The New Black Poetry

3.93 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1969 — 6 editions
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All-Night Visitors

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3.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1969 — 9 editions
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Chicago Heat and Other Stories

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Glint of Light, The

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