The prize-winning books of 1968

In 1968, the prizes ReadingRate follows named 7 winners. The most approachable is The Eighth Day by Thornton Wilder (difficulty 55/100, about 11 hours); the hardest is The Einstein Intersection by Samuel R. Delany (74/100).

• Nobel Prize in Literature: Yasunari Kawabata — difficulty 59/100
• Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: The Confessions of Nat Turner by William Styron — difficulty 56/100, about 11 hours
• National Book Award for Fiction: The Eighth Day by Thornton Wilder — difficulty 55/100, about 11 hours
• Hugo Award for Best Novel: Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny — difficulty 56/100, about 6.6 hours
• Nebula Award for Best Novel: The Einstein Intersection by Samuel R. Delany — difficulty 74/100, about 4.8 hours
• Prix Goncourt: The Fruits of Winter by Bernard Clavel
• Albert J. Beveridge Award: The Intellectuals and McCarthy by Michael Paul Rogin

Earlier: 1967 · Every year · Later: 1969

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.