Delores Phillips | |
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![]() Picture of Delores Phillips at Soho Press | |
Born | September 26, 1950 |
Died | June 7, 2014 |
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Notable works |
The Darkest Child (2005) Stumbling Blocks and Other Unfinished Work (2023, posth.) |
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]
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]
Delores Phillips | |
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![]() Picture of Delores Phillips at Soho Press | |
Born | September 26, 1950 |
Died | June 7, 2014 |
Occupation |
|
Notable works |
The Darkest Child (2005) Stumbling Blocks and Other Unfinished Work (2023, posth.) |
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]
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]