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Edward P. Jones

1950 - Today

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Edward Paul Jones (born October 5, 1950) is an American novelist and short story writer. He became popular for writing about the African-American experience in the United States, and received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the International Dublin Literary Award for The Known World (2003). Journalist Neely Tucker described Jones in The Washington Post as "arguably the greatest fiction writer the nation's capital has ever produced". According to biographer Diane Brady of Fortune, Jones has been recognized "as one of the finest writers of his generation". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward P. Jones is the 6,951st most popular writer (up from 7,056th in 2019), the 15,306th most popular biography from United States (up from 16,102nd in 2019) and the 1,080th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Edward P. Jones ranks 6,951 out of 7,302. Before him are Marian Keyes, William Allingham, Laurent Gaudé, Jorge Majfud, Carl Hiaasen, and Abdourahman Waberi. After him are Terézia Mora, Helen Dunmore, Susan Abulhawa, Ernest Cline, Allen Drury, and Roland Schimmelpfennig.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Edward P. Jones ranks 740. Before him are Charles Frazier, Pawan Kumar Chamling, Dave Freudenthal, Linda Bassett, Mary Tamm, and Megumi Ogawa. After him are Charlie George, Howard Finkel, Howard Rollins, Jackie Speier, David C. Hilmers, and Jóhannes Eðvaldsson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edward P. Jones ranks 15,312 out of 20,380. Before him are Dante Basco (1975), Donald R. McMonagle (1952), Russ Feingold (1953), Paul Laxalt (1922), Joe DeLoach (1967), and Peggy McCay (1927). After him are Aries Merritt (1985), Bonnie Rotten (1993), James Murphy (1967), Adam G. Sevani (1992), Chris Wood (1988), and Bob Mould (1960).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Edward P. Jones ranks 1,080. Before him are Alfred Gough (1967), Ann Leckie (1966), David Sedaris (1956), Sidney Lanier (1842), Kage Baker (1952), and Carl Hiaasen (1953). After him are Ernest Cline (1972), Allen Drury (1918), Kate DiCamillo (1964), Anne Waldman (1945), Raymond Benson (1955), and Kenneth Turan (1946).

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