Leon Forrest - Leon Richard Forrest was an African American novelist. His novels concerned mythology, history, and Chicago.His first novel, There is a Tree More Ancient than Eden, was published in 1973, and included an introduction from Ralph Ellison. Nobel Prize Laureate Toni Morrison served as publishers editor for There is a Tree More Ancient than Eden, and his next two novels The Bloodworth Orphans, and Two Wings to Veil My Face. These three novels were known as the Forest County Trilogy. He cited Charlie Parker, Dylan Thomas, William Faulkner, Eugene ONeill, Ralph Ellison, and his parents religions as inspiration. Leon Richard Forrest was an African American novelist. His novels concerned mythology, history, and Chicago.His first novel, There is a Tree More Ancient than Eden, was published in 1973, ...
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