National Book Award finalist

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book award honor literary award recognition

The National Book Award finalist is a prestigious recognition given annually in the United States to honor outstanding works of literature across several categories.

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Label Occurrences
National Book Award finalist canonical 10
National Book Award nomination 5
National Book Award bronze medal 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf book award honor ⓘ
literary award recognition ⓘ
administeredBy National Book Foundation ⓘ
associatedWith National Book Award for Fiction ⓘ
surface form: National Book Awards ceremony
awardFor outstanding works of literature ⓘ
confers increased visibility for books ⓘ
national recognition for authors ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
eligibility books published in the United States ⓘ
books published within the award year ⓘ
follows National Book Award longlist ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
givenIn United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
hasCategory Fiction ⓘ
Nonfiction ⓘ
Poetry ⓘ
Translated Literature ⓘ
Young People’s Literature ⓘ
hasNumberOfFinalistsPerCategory typically five ⓘ
inception 1950 ⓘ
language primarily English ⓘ
notableFor prestige in American letters ⓘ
partOf National Book Award for Fiction ⓘ
surface form: National Book Awards
precedes National Book Award winner ⓘ
presentedBy National Book Foundation ⓘ
selectionProcess based on literary merit ⓘ
judged by independent panels ⓘ
significance marks top contenders for National Book Award ⓘ
typeOfRecognition shortlist status ⓘ
website https://www.nationalbook.org ⓘ

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The Looming Tower → awarded → National Book Award finalist ⓘ
Lawrence Wright → awardReceived → National Book Award finalist ⓘ
Raymond Carver → awardReceived → National Book Award finalist ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Book Award nomination
National Book Award for Fiction → hasTrophy → National Book Award finalist ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Book Award bronze medal
Nikki Giovanni → awardReceived → National Book Award finalist ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Book Award nomination
Ishmael Reed → awardReceived → National Book Award finalist ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Book Award nomination
Dave Eggers → awardReceived → National Book Award finalist ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Book Award finalist for "A Hologram for the King"
Jill Lepore → awardReceived → National Book Award finalist ⓘ
James Gleick → awardReceived → National Book Award finalist ⓘ
Diane Johnson → awardReceived → National Book Award finalist ⓘ
Karen Tei Yamashita → awardReceived → National Book Award finalist ⓘ
A. J. Cronin → awardReceived → National Book Award finalist ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Book Award for Fiction (USA) nominee
Tressie McMillan Cottom → awardReceived → National Book Award finalist ⓘ
Vladimir Nabokov → awardReceived → National Book Award finalist ⓘ
Larry L. King → awardReceived → National Book Award finalist ⓘ
Ishmael → awardReceived → National Book Award finalist ⓘ
subject surface form: Ishmael Reed
this entity surface form: National Book Award nomination
Andre Dubus III → awardReceived → National Book Award finalist ⓘ
Nicole Krauss → awardReceived → National Book Award finalist ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Book Award nomination