Robert Jones Jr.
Also known as Son of Baldwin
American author; The Prophets (2021), a National Book Award finalist.
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- Robert Jones Jr. is an American author whose debut novel, The Prophets (2021), about two enslaved men in love on a Mississippi plantation, was a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction.
- He wrote as Son of Baldwin, a blog and online community on race, sexuality, gender and disability, from 2008 to 2022.
Key facts
- Grew up
- Brooklyn, New York City; attended Brooklyn College1
- Novel
- The Prophets (2021): National Book Award finalist (2021), Edmund White Award (2022)1
- Short fiction
- "Freedom Is Not for Myself Alone", in The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story1
- Writes
- Witness (newsletter)1
Links
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