The prestigious National Book Awards–2019 for last year's books were bestowed in New York City on November 20, 2019. There were 25 finalists – five each in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People's Literature.
Take a look at the finalists and winners (indicated in red) and click on the titles to learn more about the books:
FINALISTS FOR FICTION:
- Susan Choi, Trust Exercise
- Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Sabrina & Corina: Stories
- Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf
- Laila Lalami, The Other Americans
- Julia Phillips, Disappearing Earth
FINALISTS FOR NONFICTION:
- Sarah M. Broom, The Yellow House
- Tressie McMillan Cottom, Thick: And Other Essays
- Carolyn Forché, What You Have Heard Is True: A Memoir of Witness and Resistance
- David Treuer, The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present
- Albert Woodfox with Leslie George, Solitary
FINALISTS FOR POETRY:
- Jericho Brown, The Tradition
- Toi Derricotte, “I”: New and Selected Poems
- Ilya Kaminsky, Deaf Republic
- Carmen Giménez Smith, Be Recorder
- Arthur Sze, Sight Lines
FINALISTS FOR TRANSLATED LITERATURE:
-
Khaled Khalifa, Death Is Hard Work
Translated from the Arabic by Leri Price -
László Krasznahorkai, Baron Wenckheim’s Homecoming
Translated from the Hungarian by Ottilie Mulzet -
Scholastique Mukasonga, The Barefoot Woman
Translated from the French by Jordan Stump -
Yoko Ogawa, The Memory Police
Translated from the Japanese by Stephen Snyder -
Pajtim Statovci, Crossing
Translated from the Finnish by David Hackston
FINALISTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE’S LITERATURE:
- Akwaeke Emezi, Pet
- Jason Reynolds, Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks
- Randy Ribay, Patron Saints of Nothing
- Laura Ruby, Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All
- Martin W. Sandler, 1919 The Year That Changed America
Congratulations to all!!!
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