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Edward P. Jones

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in Washington, D.C., The United States

October 05, 1950

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Fiction, Nonfiction, Short Stories

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Edward Paul Jones is an American novelist and short story writer. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the International Dublin Literary Award for his 2003 novel The Known World.

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Average rating: 3.88 · 54,550 ratings · 5,255 reviews · 27 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Known World 3.83 avg rating — 42,519 ratings — published 2003 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lost in the City 4.07 avg rating — 3,387 ratings — published 1992 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All Aunt Hagar's Children: Stories 3.82 avg rating — 2,211 ratings — published 2006 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	New Stories from the South: The Year's Best, 2007 by Edward P. Jones (Editor), Allan Gurganus (Contributor), James Lee Burke (Contributor) 3.78 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Dark Night 3.39 avg rating — 56 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Old Boys, Old Girls 2.97 avg rating — 35 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bad Neighbors 3.56 avg rating — 18 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All Aunt Hagar's Children by Edward P. Jones (2006-08-29) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Noise of Time by Julian Barnes

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The Atomic Weight of Love by Elizabeth J. Church

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The Known World by Edward P. Jones

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A General Theory of Oblivion by José Eduardo Agualusa

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