The prize-winning books of 1975
In 1975, the prizes ReadingRate follows named 10 winners. The most approachable is Docherty by William McIlvanney (difficulty 50/100, about 5.4 hours); the hardest is Heat and Dust by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (62/100).
- Nobel Prize in Literature: Eugenio Montale — difficulty 58/100
- Booker Prize: Heat and Dust by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala — difficulty 62/100, about 5 hours
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara — difficulty 53/100, about 7.7 hours
- National Book Award for Fiction: Dog Soldiers by Robert Stone — difficulty 54/100, about 7.5 hours, joint winner
- National Book Award for Fiction: The Hair of Harold Roux by Thomas Williams — joint winner
- Hugo Award for Best Novel: The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin — difficulty 61/100, about 10 hours
- Nebula Award for Best Novel: The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin — difficulty 61/100, about 10 hours
- Prix Goncourt: The Life Before Us by Émile Ajar
- Costa Novel Award: Docherty by William McIlvanney — difficulty 50/100, about 5.4 hours
- Albert J. Beveridge Award: The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution, 1770–1823 by David Brion Davis
Earlier: 1974 · Every year · Later: 1976
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.