The Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:award
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| gptkbp:awarded_by |
gptkb:National_Book_Foundation
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| gptkbp:category |
literary awards
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| gptkbp:first_awarded |
gptkb:1976
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters
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| gptkbp:notable_recipients |
gptkb:Michael_Ondaatje
gptkb:Cormac_Mc_Carthy gptkb:Eudora_Welty gptkb:Kurt_Vonnegut gptkb:Alice_Walker gptkb:James_Baldwin gptkb:Saul_Bellow gptkb:Sherman_Alexie gptkb:Richard_Wright gptkb:Louise_Erdrich |
| gptkbp:purpose |
to honor authors for their lifetime contributions to American literature.
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| gptkbp:recipients |
gptkb:Philip_Roth
gptkb:Don_De_Lillo gptkb:Toni_Morrison gptkb:Joyce_Carol_Oates gptkb:John_Updike |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Willa_Cather
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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