The Book Prize Index

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Portrait of Nicholas Lemann

Nicholas Lemann

American journalism professor and writer for The New Yorker.

Wikipedia
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Recognized books

3

Wins

4

Lists

16

Index score

1991—1992

Recognition span

Author in the index

Nicholas Lemann has one book in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 1991 and 1992. The records span 3 leading prize families shown here.

Top recognition

Los Angeles Times Book Prize2
Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism1
Hillman Prize for Book Journalism1

Subject profile

Indexed works

Books by Nicholas Lemann

1 book · sorted by recognition

The Promised Land: The Great Black Migration and How It Changed AmericaHistory199116 pts
YearTitleSubjectScoreWinsListsImprint
1991The Promised Land: The Great Black Migration and How It Changed AmericaHistory1634Knopf

All books on this page are credited to Nicholas Lemann.

Prize metrics come from Book Prize Index records. Biographical description and portrait metadata are sourced from the matched Wikidata and Wikimedia records; uncertain identity matches are omitted.

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