The prize-winning books of 1984

In 1984, the prizes ReadingRate follows named 11 winners. The most approachable is Victory Over Japan by Ellen Gilchrist (difficulty 54/100, about 5.3 hours); the hardest is Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner (72/100).

• Nobel Prize in Literature: Jaroslav Seifert — difficulty 56/100
• Booker Prize: Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner — difficulty 72/100, about 5.8 hours
• Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: Ironweed by William Kennedy — difficulty 57/100, about 5.1 hours
• National Book Award for Fiction: Victory Over Japan by Ellen Gilchrist — difficulty 54/100, about 5.3 hours
• Hugo Award for Best Novel: Startide Rising by David Brin — difficulty 58/100, about 11 hours
• Nebula Award for Best Novel: Startide Rising by David Brin — difficulty 58/100, about 11 hours
• Prix Goncourt: The Lover by Marguerite Duras — difficulty 60/100, about 2.4 hours
• PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction: Sent for You Yesterday by John Edgar Wideman — difficulty 60/100, about 4.2 hours
• National Book Award for Nonfiction: Andrew Jackson and the Course of American Democracy, 1833–1845 by Robert V. Remini
• Costa Novel Award: Kruger's Alp by Christopher Hope — difficulty 54/100, about 4.9 hours
• Albert J. Beveridge Award: Chants Democratic by Sean Wilentz

Earlier: 1983 · Every year · Later: 1985

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.