Author record · 2011 to 2025
Alain Mabanckou: Awards and Best-of Lists
Alain Mabanckou has won 1 award, the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award (2018) for Black Moses, with 1 shortlist or finalist place, 3 longlist or nominee places, and 2 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dealing with the Dead | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2018 | Black Moses | Hurston/Wright Legacy Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2018 | Black Moses | Aspen Words Literary Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Black Moses | International Booker Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | Helen Stevenson |
| 2017 | Black Moses | Mint Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | Helen Stevenson |
| 2015 | Letter to Jimmy | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Gay Memoir/Biography | Sara Meli Ansari |
| 2011 | Broken Glass | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | Helen Stevenson |
Books
- Black Moses4 sources · 2017 to 2018
- Broken Glass1 source · 2011
- Dealing with the Dead1 source · 2025
- Letter to Jimmy1 source · 2015