The Book Prize Index

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R. W. B. Lewis

American literary critic (1917-2002).

Wikipedia

3

Recognized books

2

Wins

6

Lists

36

Index score

1966—1991

Recognition span

Author in the index

R. W. B. Lewis has 3 books in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 1966 and 1991. The records span 4 leading prize families shown here.

Top recognition

National Book Awards3
Bancroft Prize1
National Book Critics Circle Awards1
Pulitzer Prize1

Subject profile

Indexed works

Books by R. W. B. Lewis

3 books · sorted by recognition

Edith Wharton: A BiographyBiography197528 ptsThe Jameses: A Family NarrativeBiography19914 ptsTrials of the Word: Essays in American Literature and the Humanistic TraditionArts & Criticism—4 pts
YearTitleSubjectScoreWinsListsImprint
1975Edith Wharton: A BiographyBiography2824Harper
1991The Jameses: A Family NarrativeBiography401Farrar, Straus and Giroux
—Trials of the Word: Essays in American Literature and the Humanistic TraditionArts & Criticism401Unknown

All books on this page are credited to R. W. B. Lewis.

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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