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At the 76th National Book Awards, Rabih Alameddine wins the Fiction prize for his novel The True Story of

2025 National Book Awards — At the 76th National Book Awards, Rabih Alameddine wins the Fiction prize for his novel The True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) , while Omar El Akkad wins the Nonficti

Published November 19, 2025· Updated October 28, 2026·1 min read

Context: 2025 National Book Awards.

At the 76th National Book Awards, Rabih Alameddine wins the Fiction prize for his novel The True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) , while Omar El Akkad wins the Nonfiction prize for his book One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This about the Gaza war. [https://www.npr.org/2025/11/20/nx-s1-5607997/here-are-the-winners-of-the-2025-national-book-awards (NPR)]

Event summary via Wikipedia Current Events (2025-11-19).