Randall Kenan
Randall Kenan (March 12, 1963 – August 28, 2020) was an American author. Born in
Brooklyn, New York, at six weeks old Kenan moved to
Duplin County, North Carolina, a small rural community, where he lived with his grandparents in a town named
Wallace. Many of Kenan's novels are set around the area of his home in
North Carolina. The focus of much of Kenan's work centers around what it means to be black and gay in the
southern United States. Some of Kenan's most notable works include the collection of short stories ''Let the Dead Bury Their Dead'', named a ''
New York Times'' Notable Book in 1992, ''
A Visitation of Spirits'', and ''The Fire This Time''. Kenan was the recipient of a
Guggenheim Fellowship, a
Whiting Award, and the
John Dos Passos Prize.
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