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National Book Awards: Marlon James, Louise Erdrich and Karl Ove Knausgaard Make Long Lists
Judges will narrow 50 nominees to five finalists in each category before winners are announced at a November ceremony in Manhattan.
- Today, the National Book Foundation released its long lists of 10 nominees across five competitive categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, books in translation, and young people's literature.
- Recognized works include Louise Erdrich's story collection and Marlon James's "The Disappearers," a Booker Prize nominee praised by Times as "the novel of the decade, if not the century."
- Additional nominees include Chanel Miller's young adult selection "The Moon Without Stars" and poetry picks such as Layli Long Soldier's "We," Victoria Chang's "Tree of Knowledge," and Richie Hofmann's "The Bronze Arms."
- Judges will narrow the current long lists to five finalists in each category, with selections scheduled to be announced Oct 6.
- Winners will be revealed during a Nov 18 ceremony in Manhattan, which will also feature honorary medals for Salman Rushdie for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters and Perri Klass for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community.
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National Book Awards: Marlon James, Louise Erdrich and Karl Ove Knausgaard make long lists – WTOP News
NEW YORK (AP) — Marlon James’ “The Disappearers,” his deeply personal novel about the persecution and perseverance of gay men in Jamaica in the 1980s, is among the nominees on the long lists for the National Book Awards. Other works cited this week by National Book Foundation judges include a story collection by Louise Erdrich,...
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National Book Awards: Marlon James, Louise Erdrich and Karl Ove Knausgaard make long lists
NEW YORK (AP) — Marlon James' “The Disappearers,” his deeply personal novel about the persecution and perseverance of gay men in Jamaica in the 1980s, is among the nominees on the long lists for the National Book Awards.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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