![]() ![]() ![]() Instead of using broad facts from a textbook, Jones used details from his personal life, and stories his relatives would share about their lives, of how segregation and slavery affected them. When writing his novel, Jones had a unique way of adding in details. He took these events and used them as tools to sculpt his own novels, that retell black history, through his eyes. Jones who might not have had all the luxuries in life when growing up, did not let that get in the way of his desire. Since he had lost his last job of proofreading in 2002, he then began writing, and one year later he published his novel, The Known World. Before he became a ‘full-time-writer’ he had several jobs, such as working for Science Magazine, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and being a proofreader for Tax Notes. He used his past and struggles to fuel how he retells history in his own unique way.ĭuring Jones’s childhood, while his family was constantly moving homes, he was still able to get an education and excel in his learning (Als). Edward Jones made a great impact on our world today, he has positively changed black history, which aids how others learn and understand it. ![]() Jones is known for his writing about the segregated Washington D.C, from when he grew up there during the fifties and sixties (Als). ![]() Jones has three well known writings: the short stories of Lost in the City, All Aunt Hagar’s Children, and his novel, which earned the Pulitzer prize in 2004, The Known World. ![]()
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