The prize-winning books of 1997
In 1997, the prizes ReadingRate follows named 13 winners. The most approachable is Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier (difficulty 47/100, about 11 hours); the hardest is Quarantine by Jim Crace (67/100).
- Nobel Prize in Literature: Dario Fo — difficulty 52/100
- Booker Prize: The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy — difficulty 62/100, about 8.2 hours
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer by Steven Millhauser — difficulty 54/100, about 5.2 hours
- National Book Award for Fiction: Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier — difficulty 47/100, about 11 hours
- Women's Prize for Fiction: Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels — difficulty 59/100, about 5.4 hours
- Hugo Award for Best Novel: Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
- Nebula Award for Best Novel: Slow River by Nicola Griffith
- Prix Goncourt: The Battle by Patrick Rambaud — difficulty 56/100, about 5.7 hours
- Dublin Literary Award: A Heart So White by Javier Marías — difficulty 52/100, about 7.5 hours
- PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction: Women in Their Beds by Gina Berriault — difficulty 57/100, about 6.4 hours
- National Book Award for Nonfiction: American Sphinx by Joseph J. Ellis
- Costa Novel Award: Quarantine by Jim Crace — difficulty 67/100, about 7.9 hours
- Albert J. Beveridge Award: Magistrates of the Sacred by William B. Taylor
Earlier: 1996 · Every year · Later: 1998
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.