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Mar 14, 2009 the chilean author roberto bolano posthumously won the national book critics circle award for fiction for 2666, a sprawling novel set in santa teresa, mexico, that was published in. Fiction nonfiction poetry young peoples literature. Check out this list of winning titles from the young peoples lit category. National book critics circle award finalist book awards. National book critics circle award winners announced the.
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