The prize-winning books of 1986
In 1986, the prizes ReadingRate follows named 11 winners. The most approachable is Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry (difficulty 51/100, about 23 hours); the hardest is An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro (70/100).
- Nobel Prize in Literature: Wole Soyinka — difficulty 66/100
- Booker Prize: The Old Devils by Kingsley Amis — difficulty 68/100, about 12 hours
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry — difficulty 51/100, about 23 hours
- National Book Award for Fiction: World's Fair by E. L. Doctorow — difficulty 53/100, about 6.9 hours
- Hugo Award for Best Novel: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card — difficulty 65/100, about 9.9 hours
- Nebula Award for Best Novel: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card — difficulty 65/100, about 9.9 hours
- Prix Goncourt: Valet de nuit by Michel Host
- PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction: The Old Forest and Other Stories by Peter Taylor
- National Book Award for Nonfiction: Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez
- Costa Novel Award: An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro — difficulty 70/100, about 7.1 hours, Book of the Year
- Albert J. Beveridge Award: The Mexican Revolution by Alan S. Knight
Earlier: 1985 · Every year · Later: 1987
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.