The Book Prize Index

Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story

Jim Holt

In this astonishing and profound work, an irreverent sleuth traces the riddleof existence from the ancient world to modern times.

Society & CultureSociety & Culture · medium confidenceSociety & Culture61 signalsScience11 signalsLlm Classifier: Society & Culture -> Society & CultureTopic Classifier: Intellectual Biography -> BiographyKeyword Classifier: Business & Economics -> Business & EconomicsIntellectual Biography

Award History

0 wins · 2 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in NonfictionMajor2013LonglistOfficial source
National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionMajor2012FinalistSecondary source
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Experimental book profileGenerated by GPT-5.4 nano · may contain inaccuracies

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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    No argument inferred with sufficient confidence.

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    35 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 35%.