The National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_National_Book_Foundation_Medal_for_Distinguished_Contribution_to_American_Letters

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gptkbp:instanceOf	award
gptkbp:awardedBy	gptkb:National_Book_Foundation
gptkbp:category	literature
gptkbp:firstAwarded	1988
gptkbp:frequency	annual
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters
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gptkbp:recognizes	distinguished_contributions_to_American_literature