National Book Award for Fiction
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The National Book Award for Fiction is a prestigious American literary prize honoring outstanding works of fiction by U.S. authors.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| National Book Award | 9 |
| National Book Awards | 3 |
| 1974 National Book Award for Fiction (shared) | 1 |
| National Book Award for Children's Books | 1 |
| National Book Awards ceremony | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book award
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literary award ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
National Book Foundation
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National Book Foundation Board of Directors
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| awardCeremony |
National Book Foundation
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National Book Awards Ceremony and Benefit Dinner
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| awardFor | outstanding works of fiction ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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United States
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| currency | U.S. dollars (monetary component may vary) ⓘ |
| eligibility |
U.S. authors
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books originally published in the United States ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1950 ⓘ |
| formerPresenter |
American Book Publishers Council
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American Booksellers Association ⓘ Book Manufacturers Institute ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | fiction ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
First novel (historical category)
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Hardcover fiction (historical category) ⓘ Paperback fiction (historical category) ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
novel
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other book-length work of fiction ⓘ short story collection ⓘ |
| hasTrophy |
National Book Award finalist
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National Book Award bronze medal
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| hasWebsite | https://www.nationalbook.org ⓘ |
| inception | 1950 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Colson Whitehead
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Don DeLillo ⓘ Eudora Welty ⓘ Jesmyn Ward ⓘ John Updike ⓘ Louise Erdrich ⓘ Philip Roth ⓘ Saul Bellow ⓘ Toni Morrison ⓘ William Faulkner ⓘ |
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| presentedBy | National Book Foundation ⓘ |
| restrictedTo | works published between December 1 of previous year and November 30 of award year (typical window) ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
contribution to American literature
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literary merit ⓘ originality ⓘ quality of writing ⓘ |
| selectionProcess |
longlist
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shortlist ⓘ winner selected by panel of judges ⓘ |
| significance | one of the major American literary prizes ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
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Norman Mailer
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1974 National Book Award for Fiction (shared)
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