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20 Award-Winning Historical Fiction Books

"Many historical fiction books have been recognized by prize committees, speaking to the breadth of talent in this field of writing. Historical fiction books have won prizes not explicitly set aside for historic fiction books, such as the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the Booker Prize, and the Women's Prize for Fiction. There are also multiple organizations that award recognition specifically for historical fiction books, for example, the Society of American Historians Prize for Historical Fiction or the Walter Scott Prize.
No matter what time you want to travel to, these award-winning books will give you plenty of well-written options to start your reading."
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Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
1
Yaa Gyasi
Hamnet (Maggie O'farrell)
Hamnet
2
Maggie O'farrell
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Thorton Wilder)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
3
Thorton Wilder
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
4
Chinua Achebe
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Basho Matsuo)
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
5
Basho Matsuo
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings
6
Marlon James
All Clear (Connie Willis)
All Clear
7
Connie Willis
War Trash (Ha Jin)
War Trash
8
Ha Jin
A Dangerous Business (Jane Smiley)
A Dangerous Business
9
Jane Smiley
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
10
Sarah Waters
The Night Watchman (Louise Erdrich)
The Night Watchman
11
Louise Erdrich
The Long Song (Andrea Levy)
The Long Song
12
Andrea Levy
These Days (Lucy Caldwell)
These Days
13
Lucy Caldwell
Mercury Pictures Presents (Anthony Marra)
Mercury Pictures Presents
14
Anthony Marra
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
15
Toni Morrison
True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
True History of the Kelly Gang
16
Peter Carey
Saint Monkey (Jacinda Townsend)
Saint Monkey
17
Jacinda Townsend
The Frozen Hours (Jeff Shaara)
The Frozen Hours
18
Jeff Shaara
The Resurrection of Nat Turner, Part 1 (Sharon Ewell Foster)
The Resurrection of Nat Turner, Part 1
19
Sharon Ewell Foster
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
20
Colson Whitehead
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