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Delores Phillips
American novelist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Delores Phillips (26 September 1950 – 7 June 2014) was an American author who is known for her acclaimed debut novel, The Darkest Child (Soho Press, 2005).[1][2]
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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 at the age of 63.[4]
Publications
- The Darkest Child. Soho Press, 2005. ISBN 9781569473788
- The Darkest Child. Soho Press, 2018. ISBN 9781616958725 (New Edition with introduction by Tayari Jones.)
- Stumbling Blocks and Other Unfinished Work (2023, posth.)
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