Richard Powers: Books and Literary Awards

7 recorded books, 2 winning results and 8 shortlist or finalist results, spanning 1985–2021. This is an award-based reading guide, not a complete bibliography.

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Awards and nominations by year

Authors recognised by the same prizes

Explore other writers in these prize histories; a shared award does not necessarily mean a similar writing style.

  • Philip Roth — PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, National Book Award for Fiction
  • John Updike — PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, National Book Award for Fiction
  • E. L. Doctorow — PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, National Book Award for Fiction, National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
  • Joyce Carol Oates — Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, National Book Award for Fiction, PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
  • Anne Tyler — The Booker Prize, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, National Book Award for Fiction, National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction