The National Book Critics Circle has named their winners.
Fiction: Americanah, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Nonfiction: Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital, by Sherri Fink
Poetry: Metaphysical Dog, by Frank Bidart
Autobiography: Farewell, Fred Voodoo: A Letter from Haiti, by Amy Wilentz
Biography: Jonathan Swift: His Life and His World, by Leo Damrosch
Criticism: Distant Reading, by Franco Moretti
And though we knew it before, as a reminder here are the additional awards:
-The Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award went to 84-year-old Rolando Hinojosa-Smith.
-The John Leonard Prize went to A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, by Anthony Marra. This prize was set up this year to “recognize outstanding first books in any genre.”
-The Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing went to Katherine A. Powers. Finalists were Ruth Franklin, James Marcus, Roxana Robinson, and Alexandra Schwartz.
i haven’t read americanah, but was it the best option to win?