The prize-winning books of 1974
In 1974, the prizes ReadingRate follows named 11 winners. The most approachable is Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke (difficulty 45/100, about 4.6 hours); the hardest is Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon (84/100).
- Nobel Prize in Literature: Eyvind Johnson — difficulty 61/100, joint winner
- Nobel Prize in Literature: Harry Martinson — joint winner
- Booker Prize: The Conservationist by Nadine Gordimer — difficulty 61/100, about 7.3 hours, joint winner
- Booker Prize: Holiday by Stanley Middleton — difficulty 46/100, about 3.9 hours, joint winner
- National Book Award for Fiction: Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon — difficulty 84/100, about 52 hours, joint winner
- National Book Award for Fiction: A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer — joint winner
- Hugo Award for Best Novel: Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke — difficulty 45/100, about 4.6 hours
- Nebula Award for Best Novel: Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke — difficulty 45/100, about 4.6 hours
- Prix Goncourt: A Web of Lace by Pascal Lainé
- Costa Novel Award: The Sacred and Profane Love Machine by Iris Murdoch — difficulty 63/100, about 12 hours
- Albert J. Beveridge Award: Black Majority by Peter H. Wood
Earlier: 1973 · Every year · Later: 1975
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.