Here are the 19 Women Who've Won the National Book Award for Fiction
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National Book Award for Fiction
These awards are considered the most prestigious for literature in the country, and have celebrated some of the greatest writers in U.S. history
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National Book Award for Fiction
But they have also served as a mirror, reflecting on the nation’s often exclusionary or reactionary politics.
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National Book Award for Fiction
In the 72-year history of the National Book Awards, there have been 79 winners in the fiction category—only 19 of which have been women
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Here are some of the amazing women who've won the award!
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Susan Choi in 2019 for
Trust Exercise
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Sigrid Nunez in 2018 for
The Friend
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Louise Erdrich in 2012 for
The Round House
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Alice Walker in 1983 for
The Color Purpl
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