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John A. Williams

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American writer (1925-2015)

United StatesJournalistsLived 1925 to 2015 · aged 89
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John Alfred Williams was an American author, journalist, and academic. His novel The Man Who Cried I Am was a bestseller in 1967. Also a poet, he won an American Book Award for his 1998 collection Safari West.

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2011American Book Awards
1998Black Literary Hall of Fame

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Country
United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1925 to 2015 · aged 89
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