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Patricia Engel: Awards and Best-of Lists

Patricia Engel has won 1 award, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize (2017) for The Veins of the Ocean, with 2 shortlist or finalist places, 3 longlist or nominee places, and 12 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
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2023The Faraway WorldThe Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2023The Faraway World: StoriesChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction
2023The Faraway WorldWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Fiction
2023The Faraway World: StoriesChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Our Favorite Books
2022Infinite CountryDayton Literary Peace Prize source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Fiction
2022Infinite CountryAndrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2022Infinite CountryDublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2021Infinite CountryGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Fiction
2021Infinite CountryBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Adult Books for Young Adults: Fiction
2021Infinite CountryEsquire Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2021Infinite Country: A NovelChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2021Infinite Country: A NovelNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Adults
2021Infinite CountryReese's Book Club source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Book Club Selection
2021Infinite CountryEntertainment Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books
2021Infinite CountryWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Fiction
2017The Veins of the OceanDayton Literary Peace Prize source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Fiction
2011VidaPEN America Literary Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
2010VidaNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction & Poetry

Books

  1. Infinite Country11 sources · 2021 to 2022
  2. The Faraway World3 sources · 2023
  3. Vida2 sources · 2010 to 2011
  4. The Veins of the Ocean1 source · 2017