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A prominent African-American writer, he was nominated for the 2004 Nobel Prize . He has written '' A Lesson Before Dying '', '' A Gathering Of Old Men '', '' In My Father's House '', '' A Long Day In November '', '' The Autobiography Of Miss Jane Pittman '', '' Bloodline '', '' Of Love And Dust '', '' The Sky Is Grey '', and '' Catherine Carmier ''. He is permanent Writer-in-residence at the University Of Louisiana At Lafayette . His most recent work, published in October 2005, is Mozart and Ledbelly, a compilation of previously "ungathered" essays and short stories.