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The national book foundation announced its 2019 national book award winners at the 70th national book awards ceremony in new york city on wednesday night. Fiction nonfiction poetry young peoples literature. The 20 finalists for the 2012 national book awards include five debut works, two memoirs, and a shortstory collection. Fiction the man with the golden arm, by nelson algren nonfiction ralph waldo emerson, by ralph l. The national book award has been one of the most celebrated prizes since 1950.
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