Rabih Alameddine: Books and Literary Awards

3 recorded books, 2 winning results and 2 shortlist or finalist results, spanning 2014–2025. This is an award-based reading guide, not a complete bibliography.

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Awards and nominations by year

YearBook / recipientAwardResult
2025
The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)
Rabih Alameddine		National Book Award for FictionwinnerSource
2022
The Wrong End of the Telescope
Rabih Alameddine		PEN/Faulkner Award for FictionwinnerSource
2014
An Unnecessary Woman
Rabih Alameddine		National Book Award for FictionfinalistSource
2014
An Unnecessary Woman
Rabih Alameddine		National Book Critics Circle Award for FictionfinalistSource

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, National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, National Book Award for Fiction
  • John Updike — PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, National Book Award for Fiction
  • E. L. Doctorow — PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, National Book Award for Fiction, National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
  • Joyce Carol Oates — National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, National Book Award for Fiction, PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
  • Don DeLillo — PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, National Book Award for Fiction, National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction