Frank Garvin Yerby

Frank Garvin Yerby (September 5, 1916 - November 29, 1991) was an African American historical novelist. His best known work is The Man from Dahomey (1971). Yerby left the United States in 1955 in protest against racial discrimination.

Frank Yerby died in Madrid, Spain and was interred there in the Cementerio de la Almudena.

Books by Frank Yerby

• The Foxes of Harrow (1946)
• Pride's Castle (1949)
• Fair Oaks (1957)
• Griffin's Way (1962)
• Judas, My Brother (1964)
• Speak Now (1969)
• The Dahomean (1971, later published as The Man from Dahomey)
• Devilseed (1984)
• McKenzie's Hundred (1985)

See also: Frank Garvin Yerby, 1916, 1946 in literature, 1949 in literature, 1955, 1957 in literature, 1962 in literature, 1968 in literature, 1969 in literature