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William Melvin Kelley
American novelist (–)
William Melvin Kelley | |
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William Melvin Kelley () | |
Born | ()November 1, Staten Island, New York City, New York, U.S. |
Died | February 1, () (aged79) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
Occupation | Writer, educator |
Almamater | Harvard University |
Genre | Novel, short story |
Notable works | A Different Drummer (), dem () |
Notable awards | Anisfield-Wolf Book Award |
Spouse | Karen (Aiki) Kelley[1] |
Children | Jessica (daughter), Cira (daughter)[1] |
William Melvin Kelley (November 1, – February 1, ) was an African-Americannovelist and short-story writer.
He is perhaps best known for his debut novel, A Different Drummer, published in [2][3] He was also a university professor and creative writing instructor. In , he received the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Kelley is credited[4] with being the first to commit the term "woke" to print, in t