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Edition 49 (1991)

FictionNonfictionPoetryTranslated LiteratureYoung People's Literature (Children's and Young Adult)

Winners

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Eudora Alice Welty ゆーどら・うぇるてぃ Achievement Award

At the 1991 National Book Awards, ユードラ・ウェルティ received the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. The honor recognized a long career as writer rather than a single book.

An honor for a lifetime of work supporting literary culture rather than one book.

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