The prize-winning books of 1956

In 1956, the prizes ReadingRate follows named 7 winners. The most approachable is Andersonville by MacKinlay Kantor (difficulty 46/100, about 12 hours); the hardest is The Roots of Heaven by Romain Gary (56/100).

• Nobel Prize in Literature: Juan Ramón Jiménez — difficulty 51/100
• Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: Andersonville by MacKinlay Kantor — difficulty 46/100, about 12 hours
• National Book Award for Fiction: Ten North Frederick by John O'Hara — difficulty 53/100, about 7.2 hours
• Hugo Award for Best Novel: Double Star by Robert A. Heinlein
• Prix Goncourt: The Roots of Heaven by Romain Gary — difficulty 56/100, about 9.1 hours
• National Book Award for Nonfiction: An American in Italy by Herbert Kubly
• Albert J. Beveridge Award: The Axis Alliance and Japanese-American Relations, 1941 by Paul W. Schroeder

Earlier: 1955 · Every year · Later: 1957

Other prizes: Nobel Prize in Literature, Booker Prize, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, International Booker Prize, National Book Award for Fiction, Women's Prize for Fiction, Hugo Award for Best Novel, Nebula Award for Best Novel, Prix Goncourt, Dublin Literary Award, PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, National Book Award for Nonfiction, Costa Novel Award, Albert J. Beveridge Award, Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction. Every literary prize; every winner of 2026.