Saul Bellow: Books and Literary Awards

6 recorded books, 5 winning results and 3 shortlist or finalist results, spanning 1954–1976. This is an award-based reading guide, not a complete bibliography.

Awards and nominations by year

YearBook / recipientAwardResult
1976
Humboldt's Gift
Saul Bellow		National Book Award for FictionfinalistSource
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Award for the author’s body of work

Nobel Prize in LiteraturewinnerSource
1976
Humboldt's Gift
Saul Bellow		Pulitzer Prize for FictionwinnerSource
1971
Mr. Sammler's Planet
Saul Bellow		National Book Award for FictionwinnerSource
1965
Herzog
Saul Bellow		National Book Award for FictionwinnerSource
1960
Henderson the Rain King
Saul Bellow		National Book Award for FictionfinalistSource
1957
Seize the Day
Saul Bellow		National Book Award for FictionfinalistSource
1954
The Adventures of Augie March
Saul Bellow		National Book Award for FictionwinnerSource

Authors recognised by the same prizes

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

  • John Updike — Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, National Book Award for Fiction
  • Joyce Carol Oates — Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, National Book Award for Fiction
  • Philip Roth — Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, National Book Award for Fiction
  • E. L. Doctorow — Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, National Book Award for Fiction
  • Robert Stone — National Book Award for Fiction, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction