Delores Phillips
Delores Phillips | |
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Born | September 26, 1950 |
Died | June 7, 2014 |
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Notable works | The Darkest Child, Stumbling Blocks and Other Unfinished Work |
Delores Phillips (26 September 1950 – 7 June 2014) was an American author who is known for her acclaimed[1] debut novel, The Darkest Child [2] (Soho Press, 2005). Born in Georgia, Phillips explores the racial dynamics of the 1950s rural South in her book. She graduated from Cleveland State University and worked as a nurse in a facility for abused women and children in Cleveland.[3] Her poetry has appeared in Jean’s Journal, Black Times, and The Crisis. She died[4] at the age of 63.
Publication[edit]
The Darkest Child. Soho Press, 2005. ISBN 9781569473788
The Darkest Child, New Edition with introduction by Tayari Jones. Soho Press, 2018. ISBN 9781569473788
References[edit]
- ^ Phillips, Delores (2004). Fiction Book Review: THE DARKEST CHILD by Delores Phillips, Author . Soho $26 (388p). PublishersWeekly.com. ISBN 978-1-56947-345-0. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
- ^ "THE DARKEST CHILD by Delores Phillips | Kirkus Reviews". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
- ^ "Soho Press - the Darkest Child by Delores Phillips". Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
- ^ "Delores Phillips Obituary - Corrigan Craciun Funeral Home | Cleveland OH". obits.dignitymemorial.com. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
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Categories:
- 21st-century American women writers
- Cleveland State University alumni
- Novelists from Georgia (U.S. state)
- 2014 deaths
- 1950 births
- 20th-century African-American people
- 21st-century African-American writers
- African-American novelists
- American women novelists
- American nurses
- American women nurses
- 20th-century African-American women
- 21st-century African-American women writers
- African-American nurses