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Pearl Cleage

(1948) Novelist United States

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Pearl Cleage is a novelist from the United States, best known for Baby Brother's Blues: a novel.

Quick Facts About Pearl Cleage

Born
December 7, 1948
Nationality
United States
Profession
Novelist
Notable works
Baby Brother's Blues: a novel
Known for
What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day, Chain
Spouse
Michael Lomax

About Pearl Cleage

Pearl Cleage is an African-American playwright, essayist, novelist, poet and political activist. She is currently the Playwright in Residence at the Alliance Theatre and at the Just Us Theater Company. Cleage is a political activist. She tackles issues at the crux of racism and sexism, and is known for her feminist views, particularly regarding her identity as an African-American woman. Her works are highly anthologized and have been the subject of many scholarly analyses. Many of her works across several genres have earned both popular and critical acclaim. Her novel What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day (1997) was a 1998 Oprah Book Club selection.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Paul Robeson Award

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