National Book Critics Circle Award
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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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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: National Book Critics Circle Award Context triple: [Toni Morrison, awardReceived, National Book Critics Circle Award]
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American Book Award
The American Book Award is a U.S. literary prize that honors outstanding works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and other genres by writers from diverse backgrounds without categories or competition among nominees.
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B.
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction is a prestigious American literary award given annually to an outstanding work of fiction by a U.S. author.
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Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction
The Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction is a prestigious American literary award honoring distinguished works of non-fiction on a wide range of subjects.
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Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography
The Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography is a prestigious literary award honoring outstanding biographical works published in the United States.
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E.
National Magazine Awards
The National Magazine Awards are prestigious annual honors recognizing excellence in magazine journalism and publishing in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: National Book Critics Circle Award Target entity description: 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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A.
American Book Award
The American Book Award is a U.S. literary prize that honors outstanding works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and other genres by writers from diverse backgrounds without categories or competition among nominees.
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B.
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction is a prestigious American literary award given annually to an outstanding work of fiction by a U.S. author.
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C.
Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction
The Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction is a prestigious American literary award honoring distinguished works of non-fiction on a wide range of subjects.
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Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography
The Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography is a prestigious literary award honoring outstanding biographical works published in the United States.
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E.
National Magazine Awards
The National Magazine Awards are prestigious annual honors recognizing excellence in magazine journalism and publishing in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American literary award
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literary award ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
excellence in literature
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outstanding writing in various genres ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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United States
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| eligibility | books published in the United States ⓘ |
| field | literature ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1975 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genreCovered |
autobiography
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biography ⓘ criticism ⓘ fiction ⓘ memoir ⓘ nonfiction ⓘ poetry ⓘ translated literature ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
autobiography
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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
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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
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surface form:
National Book Critics Circle
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| purpose | to honor outstanding writing ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
literary merit
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quality of writing ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | voted on by book critics ⓘ |
| sponsor | National Book Critics Circle ⓘ |
| website | https://www.bookcritics.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: National Book Critics Circle Award Description of subject: 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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