Arna Bontemps

Novelist, Author

1902 – 1973

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Who was Arna Bontemps?

Arnaud "Arna" Wendell Bontemps was an African-American poet, novelist and librarian, and a noted member of the Harlem Renaissance.

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Born
Oct 13, 1902
Alexandria
Also known as
  • Arna Wendell Bontemps
  • Arnaud "Arna" Wendell Bontemps
Ethnicity
  • African American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Master's Degree, University of Chicago
    Library science
    ( - 1943)
  • Pacific Union College
Lived in
  • Nashville
    ( - 1973/06/04)
Died
Jun 4, 1973
Nashville

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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