Edward P. Jones's Birth Card: The 4 of Diamonds

In the record

Edward Paul Jones (born October 5, 1950) is an American novelist and short story writer. The birth-card coordinate for October 5 is the 4 of Diamonds — a calendar position, not a forecast of Edward P. Jones's 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction — The Known World.

Pulitzer Fiction record

• 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction — The Known World

Edward P. Jones is on the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction list for The Known World (https://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-year/2004). Edward P. Jones (Q942627, Wikipedia “Edward P. Jones”) appears here as a person-scope Fiction winner. Edward P. Jones is listed as the sole Fiction recipient for each year in this pack. Works in this pack for Edward P. Jones: 2004 The Known World. Edward P. Jones's English Wikipedia title is the same string as the harvested name. Birth date 1950-10-05 is the Wikipedia infobox day for Edward P. Jones, verified against Wikidata P569 1950-10-05 (match). Pulitzer.org bio date status for Edward P. Jones is unavailable. The harvested card symbol for October 5 is 4♦. No day-precision Wikidata P570 death date is stored on this page for Edward P. Jones. Source URL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_P._Jones is the Wikipedia article used for Edward P. Jones. This page does not invent a childhood or a private address for Edward P. Jones. It only names the calendar coordinate for October 5 and the Fiction titles already listed for Edward P. Jones.

The 4 of Diamonds coordinate

Edward P. Jones was born October 5, 1950 (1950-10-05). Month 10 and day 5 give solar value 30, which is the 4 of Diamonds (The Financial Foundation Builder). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day). The year 1950 is unused, so Edward P. Jones's 1950 birth year does not move the card. The 4 of Diamonds does not predict a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and is not a verdict on Edward P. Jones. Quoted system copy for the 4 of Diamonds, not a biography of Edward P. Jones: You build a floor that lasts and still let money move when the work requires it. You build secure, stable financial foundations. You're good with systems, planning, and long-term security. Your mind thinks in terms of legacy and stability. Harvested gifts listed for the 4 of Diamonds: Strong financial planning and foresight; Ability to build lasting material security; Natural understanding of systems and structures; Talent for creating sustainable wealth. Harvested life-direction line for the 4 of Diamonds: Your curriculum is learning that some security is illusory and that money exists to be used. You're learning to enjoy the abundance you've built.

Live 4 of Diamonds meaning page

Wikipedia summary used as source_text

Edward Paul Jones is an American novelist and short story writer. He became popular for writing about the African-American experience in the United States, and received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the International Dublin Literary Award for The Known World (2003).

Edward P. Jones in the public record

He became popular for writing about the African-American experience in the United States, and received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the International Dublin Literary Award for The Known World (2003). Journalist Neely Tucker described Jones in The Washington Post as "arguably the greatest fiction writer the nation's capital has ever produced". According to biographer Diane Brady of Fortune, Jones has been recognized "as one of the finest writers of his generation". He has been a professor of creative writing at the University of Virginia, George Mason University, the University of Maryland, and Princeton University. In 2010, Jones became a professor of literature at George Washington University, where he was previously the Wang Visiting Professor in Contemporary English Literature. Jones was born in Washington, D.C., where he was raised in poor all-black neighborhoods. When he was two years old, his father, a Jamaican immigrant, left the family. His mother, Jeanette M.

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Edward P. Jones (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.

Where the record meets the 4 of Diamonds

A card is a calendar coordinate, not a cause. What follows sets one line of the card's own published language beside one sentence of the sourced record, paired by a documented rule. It is a resemblance offered for the reader to weigh — not a claim about Edward P. Jones, and not a forecast of a Pulitzer.

Strong financial planning and foresight

Journalist Neely Tucker described Jones in The Washington Post as "arguably the greatest fiction writer the nation's capital has ever produced".

Paired on value and commerce — the domain ♦ governs in this system. Markers in the record: capital.

Also on the record

1. Jones, had been pregnant at the time with a third child, Eunice (who eventually died of lung cancer in 1973).
2. His only brother, Joseph, was born mentally disabled.
3. The family resided in a series of impoverished shacks and tenements northwest of D.C.'s center, ultimately moving place-to-place eighteen times in eighteen years.
4. Jones was recognized for talents in mathematics and literature as a child.

Other Fiction winners with this card

• Ernest Poole — 1918 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction — His Family
• Jennifer Egan — 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction — A Visit from the Goon Squad
• Jhumpa Lahiri — 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction — Interpreter of Maladies
• Katherine Anne Porter — 1966 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction — The Collected Stories
• Philip Roth — 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction — American Pastoral
• Thornton Wilder — 1928 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction — The Bridge of San Luis Rey

FAQ

What is Edward P. Jones's birth card?

The 4 of Diamonds. October 5 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. Edward P. Jones's year of birth is not used.

Does a birth card predict a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?

No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast awards, novels, character, or fate.

Where do Edward P. Jones's dates and Fiction credits come from?

Birth date 1950-10-05 is the day-precision Wikipedia infobox date for Edward P. Jones, verified against Wikidata P569 (CC0, day precision, Gregorian preferred). The two sources match. Year-only infoboxes and Wikipedia↔Wikidata conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Winner identity comes from the Wikipedia Pulitzer Prize for Fiction list, which cites Pulitzer.org year pages. The Fiction line is 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction — The Known World. Pulitzer.org bio date status is unavailable. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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