The prize-winning books of 1971

In 1971, the prizes ReadingRate follows named 9 winners. The most approachable is Ringworld by Larry Niven (difficulty 45/100, about 6.7 hours); the hardest is In a Free State by V. S. Naipaul (64/100).

• Nobel Prize in Literature: Pablo Neruda — difficulty 53/100
• Booker Prize: In a Free State by V. S. Naipaul — difficulty 64/100, about 7.7 hours
• National Book Award for Fiction: Mr. Sammler's Planet by Saul Bellow — difficulty 60/100, about 7.8 hours
• Hugo Award for Best Novel: Ringworld by Larry Niven — difficulty 45/100, about 6.7 hours
• Nebula Award for Best Novel: Ringworld by Larry Niven — difficulty 45/100, about 6.7 hours
• Prix Goncourt: Les Bêtises by Jacques Laurent
• Costa Novel Award: The Destiny Waltz by Gerda Charles — difficulty 51/100, about 7.2 hours
• Albert J. Beveridge Award: Neither Black nor White by Carl N. Degler — joint winner
• Albert J. Beveridge Award: The Discovery of the Asylum by David J. Rothman — joint winner

Earlier: 1970 · Every year · Later: 1972

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.