The prize-winning books of 1978
In 1978, the prizes ReadingRate follows named 9 winners. The most approachable is Blood Tie by Mary Lee Settle (difficulty 49/100, about 6.4 hours); the hardest is The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch (79/100).
- Nobel Prize in Literature: Isaac Bashevis Singer — difficulty 54/100
- Booker Prize: The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch — difficulty 79/100, about 29 hours
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: Elbow Room by James Alan McPherson — difficulty 53/100, about 4.6 hours
- National Book Award for Fiction: Blood Tie by Mary Lee Settle — difficulty 49/100, about 6.4 hours
- Hugo Award for Best Novel: Gateway by Frederik Pohl — difficulty 73/100, about 9.8 hours
- Nebula Award for Best Novel: Gateway by Frederik Pohl — difficulty 73/100, about 9.8 hours
- Prix Goncourt: Missing Person by Patrick Modiano — difficulty 58/100, about 3.1 hours
- Costa Novel Award: Picture Palace by Paul Theroux — difficulty 55/100, about 6.3 hours
- Albert J. Beveridge Award: The People and the King by John Leddy Phelan
Earlier: 1977 · Every year · Later: 1979
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.