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Sing, unburied, sing, by jesmyn ward, a novel set in the deep south, snagged the prestigious 2017 national book award for fiction on wednesday. The book show is your weekly destination for indepth literary interviews as well as news and analysis about the publishing industry. The national book foundation has announced the long list of 10 books for the 2017 national book award for fiction. Jesmyn ward has won one of the highest awards in american literature for the second time, taking home the national book awards top prize for. National book development council of kenya nbdck home. Get to know the finalists for the 2014 national book award. Monique truong on behalf of yoko tawada and margaret mitsutani accept the 2018 national book award for translated literature. The first translation award ran from 19681983 and was for fiction only, the translated author could be living or dead eg.
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