National Book Critics Circle Award

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American literary award literary award

The National Book Critics Circle Award is a prestigious American literary prize presented annually by book critics to honor outstanding writing in various genres.

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National Book Critics Circle Award canonical 31
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction 23
National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American literary award ⓘ
literary award ⓘ
awardedFor excellence in literature ⓘ
outstanding writing in various genres ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
eligibility books published in the United States ⓘ
field literature ⓘ
firstAwarded 1975 ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
genreCovered autobiography ⓘ
biography ⓘ
criticism ⓘ
fiction ⓘ
memoir ⓘ
nonfiction ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
translated literature ⓘ
hasCategory autobiography ⓘ
biography ⓘ
criticism ⓘ
fiction ⓘ
nonfiction ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
translated literature ⓘ
hasJury book critics ⓘ
hasMotto Honor the best books published in English in the United States ⓘ
hasRelatedAward Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award ⓘ
John Leonard Prize ⓘ
Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing ⓘ
inception 1974 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
locationOfCeremony New York City ⓘ
namedAfter National Book Critics Circle ⓘ
notableFor prestige among American literary prizes ⓘ
organizer National Book Critics Circle ⓘ
organizerType professional association of book critics ⓘ
presentedBy National Book Critics Circle Award self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: National Book Critics Circle
purpose to honor outstanding writing ⓘ
selectionCriteria literary merit ⓘ
quality of writing ⓘ
selectionMethod voted on by book critics ⓘ
sponsor National Book Critics Circle ⓘ
website https://www.bookcritics.org ⓘ

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Toni Morrison → awardReceived → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography (finalist) → partOf → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
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National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography (finalist) → presentedBy → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Book Critics Circle
Isabel Wilkerson → awardReceived → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction
Samantha Power → awardReceived → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Book Critics Circle Award for General Nonfiction
Maxine Hong Kingston → awardReceived → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
Weapons and Hope (book) → awarded → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
subject surface form: Weapons and Hope
this entity surface form: National Book Critics Circle Award for General Nonfiction
Song of Solomon → awarded → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
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Maggie Nelson → awardReceived → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism
The Warmth of Other Suns → awarded → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction
Chloe → awardReceived → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
subject surface form: Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison
Greg Grandin → awardReceived → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction
Robert A. Caro → awardReceived → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
Cormac McCarthy → awardReceived → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
Lawrence Ferlinghetti → awardReceived → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
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Jonathan Lethem → awardReceived → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
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Gore Vidal → awardReceived → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison → awardReceived → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
Maxine Ting Ting Hong → awardReceived → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
The Woman Warrior → awardReceived → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
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The Woman Warrior → awardReceived → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
Sharon Olds → awardReceived → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
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Adrienne Rich → awardReceived → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
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Jennifer Egan → awardReceived → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
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Jennifer Egan → awardReceived → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
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Robert Lowell → awardReceived → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
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Philip Roth → awardReceived → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
Claudia Rankine → awardReceived → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
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Claudia Rankine → awardReceived → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
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Mario Vargas Llosa → awardReceived → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
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Tracy Kidder → awardReceived → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
Stephen Jay Gould → awardReceived → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
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Hilary Mantel → awardReceived → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
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Louise Erdrich → awardReceived → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
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National Book Critics Circle → awardGiven → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
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National Book Critics Circle → awardGiven → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
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National Book Critics Circle → awardGiven → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
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National Book Critics Circle → awardGiven → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
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John Leonard Prize → alsoKnownAs → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
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Fun Home → nominatedFor → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
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Kiran Desai → awardReceived → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
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The Argonauts → awarded → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
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Joseph Brodsky → awardReceived → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
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Edwidge Danticat → awardReceived → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie → awardReceived → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
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Jonathan Raban → awardReceived → National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ