National Book Award for Translated Literature (1967-1983)

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National Book Award, 23 Books

The winners of the National Book Award for Translated Literature from 1967 to 1983. The award was reintroduced in 2018 with different eligibility criteria.

who voted:
The prize was judged by Karen Maeda Allman, Sinan Antoon, Susan Bernofsky, and Álvaro Enrigue and chaired by Harold Augenbraum.

This list is a yearly book award, and was added to this site 11 months ago.

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Cover of 'Hopscotch' by Julio Cortazar

Hopscotch

Cover of 'History of My Life' by Giacomo Casanova

History of My Life

Giacomo Casanova

Cover of 'Journals And Papers' by Soren Kierkegaard

Journals And Papers

Soren Kierkegaard

Cover of 'The Complete Cosmicomics' by Italo Calvino

The Complete Cosmicomics

Cover of 'Castle to Castle' by Louis-Ferdinand Céline

Castle to Castle

Louis-Ferdinand Céline

Cover of 'Saint Joan Of The Stockyards' by Bertolt Brecht

Saint Joan Of The Stockyards

Cover of 'The Sound of the Mountain' by Yasunari Kawabata

The Sound of the Mountain

Yasunari Kawabata

Cover of 'Chance And Necessity' by Jacques Monod

Chance And Necessity

Cover of 'The Aeneid' by Virgil

The Aeneid

Cover of 'The Confessions Of Lady Nijo' by Lady Nijo

The Confessions Of Lady Nijo

Cover of 'Alternating Current' by Octavio Paz

Alternating Current

Cover of 'Monsieur Teste' by Paul Valéry

Monsieur Teste

Cover of 'The Agony Of Christianity And Essays On Faith' by Miguel de Unamuno

The Agony Of Christianity And Essays On Faith

Miguel de Unamuno

Cover of 'Romance Of The Western Chamber' by Wang Shifu

Romance Of The Western Chamber

Cover of 'In The Deserts Of This Earth' by Uwe George

In The Deserts Of This Earth

Cover of 'The Complete Poetry of César Vallejo' by César Vallejo

The Complete Poetry of César Vallejo

Cover of 'Hard Labor' by Cesare Pavese

Hard Labor

Cover of 'Complete Critical Prose And Letters' by Osip Mandelstam

Complete Critical Prose And Letters

Osip Mandelstam

Cover of 'The Letters Of Gustave Flaubert' by Gustave Flaubert

The Letters Of Gustave Flaubert

Gustave Flaubert

Cover of 'Evening Edged In Gold' by Arno Schmidt

Evening Edged In Gold

Cover of 'In The Shade Of Spring Leaves' by Ichiyō Higuchi

In The Shade Of Spring Leaves

Ichiyō Higuchi

Cover of 'The Ten Thousand Leaves' by Robert Lyons Danly

The Ten Thousand Leaves

Robert Lyons Danly

Cover of 'The Flowers of Evil' by Charles Baudelaire

The Flowers of Evil

Charles Baudelaire