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National Book Award

United States literary award in five categories
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National Book Award

Summary

National Book Award is a literary award[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • National Book Award is in the country of United States[3].
  • National Book Award's instance of is recorded as literary award[4].
  • National Book Award is a type of award[5].
  • National Book Award is a type of prize[6].
  • National Book Award's Commons category is recorded as National Book Award[7].
  • National Book Award's review score is recorded as 3[8].
  • National Book Award comprises National Book Award for Nonfiction[9].
  • National Book Award comprises National Book Award for Fiction[10].
  • National Book Award comprises National Book Award for Poetry[11].
  • National Book Award comprises National Book Award for Young People's Literature[12].
  • National Book Award comprises National Book Award for Translated Literature[13].
  • 1936 marks the founding of National Book Award[14].
  • National Book Award's official website is recorded as https://www.nationalbook.org/national-book-awards/[15].
  • National Book Award's topic's main category is recorded as Category:National Book Award[16].
  • National Book Award's different from is recorded as American Book Awards[17].
  • National Book Award's different from is recorded as National Book Critics Circle Award[18].
  • National Book Award's different from is recorded as National Book Foundation 5 under 35 Honorees[19].
  • National Book Award's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Category:National Book Award winners[20].

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When and Where

National Book Award is in the country of United States[3].

Context

National Book Award's instance of is recorded as literary award[4].

Why It Matters

National Book Award has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . ICDA Official Awards Roster. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Has part(s) → National Book Award for Nonfiction, National Book Award for Fiction, National Book Award for Poetry +2
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