Open Water

Waterstones Book · 2021 · Shortlist

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Waterstones Book of the Year	2021	Shortlist

Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson.

Caleb Azumah Nelson is an author whose work has been recognized by major literary awards.

Winner
James
Percival EverettAndrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction
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Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence
R. F. KuangGoodreads Choice Awards for Fantasy
Winner
Hamnet
Maggie O'FarrellNational Book Critics Circle Award (Fiction)
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The Vanishing Half
Brit BennettNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction
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Normal People
Sally RooneyWomen's Prize for Fiction
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The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common Paradise
Olivia LaingKirkus Prize for Nonfiction