Gayl Jones (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
Although not as popular as some of her contemporaries such as Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, and Gloria Naylor, Gayl Jones is a significant African American author whose works brilliantly experiment with the psychology of language while addressing powerful issues of race, class, and gender. The daughter of Lucille (Wilson) and Franklin Jones, a cook, she grew up with the love of language instilled in her early by her mother and grandmother. Her mother, who had also begun writing at a young age, wrote stories to entertain her children, and her grandmother wrote plays for church...
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