Julia Peterkin revolutionized American literature by writing seriously about the Lives of plain black farming people.
A plantation mistress who vowed to "write what is, even if it is unpleasant," she took up writing at age forty, produced two best-selling novels, and won a Pulitzer Prize before mysteriously abandoning w.
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In five bold, lyrical books she pushed the bounds of realism to earn the startled praise of such intellectuals and literary artists as W.
Julia Peterkin revolutionized American literature by writing seriously about the Lives of plain black farming people