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Award year

2018 National Book Award

Sources: official announcement 1, official announcement 2, official announcement 3, official announcement 4, official announcement 5

Fiction

  • Cover of The Friend by Sigrid NunezWinner

    The Friend

    Sigrid Nunez

    National Book Award Winner

Nonfiction

Poetry

  • Cover of Indecency by Justin Phillip ReedWinner

    Indecency

    Justin Phillip Reed

    National Book Award Winner

Also recognized

  • Eye Level by Jenny XieFinalist

Translated Literature

  • Cover of Disoriental by Négar DjavadiNational Book Award

    Disoriental

    Négar Djavadi

    National Book Award Finalist

  • Cover of Flights by Olga TokarczukNational Book Award

    Flights

    Olga Tokarczuk

    National Book Award Finalist

  • Cover of Love by Hanne ØrstavikNational Book Award

    Love

    Hanne Ørstavik

    National Book Award Finalist

  • Cover of Trick by Domenico StarnoneNational Book Award

    Trick

    Domenico Starnone

    National Book Award Finalist

Young People's Literature

  • Cover of The Poet X by Elizabeth AcevedoWinner

    The Poet X

    Elizabeth Acevedo

    National Book Award Winner

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