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*Biography & Autobiography - ''The Life of Langston Hughes, Volume I: 1902-1941: I, Too, Sing America'', by [[Arnold Rampersad]]
*Biography & Autobiography - ''The Life of Langston Hughes, Volume I: 1902-1941: I, Too, Sing America'', by [[Arnold Rampersad]]
*Fiction - ''[[Roger's Version]]'', by [[John Updike]]
*Fiction - ''[[Roger's Version]]'', by [[John Updike]]
*Special Citation - ''[[The Story of English]]'' by [[Robert McCrum]], [[William Cran]] and [[Robert MacNeil]]


'''1988'''
'''1988'''
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*Biography & Autobiography - ''Many Masks: A Life of Frank Lloyd Wright'', by [[Brendan Gill]]
*Biography & Autobiography - ''Many Masks: A Life of Frank Lloyd Wright'', by [[Brendan Gill]]
*Fiction - ''[[The Bonfire of the Vanities]]'', by [[Tom Wolfe]]
*Fiction - ''[[The Bonfire of the Vanities]]'', by [[Tom Wolfe]]
*Special Citation - ''Blues'' by [[John Hersey]]


'''1989'''
'''1989'''
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*American Studies - ''[[A Bright Shining Lie|A Bright Shining Lie John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam]]'', by [[Neil Sheehan]]
*American Studies - ''[[A Bright Shining Lie|A Bright Shining Lie John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam]]'', by [[Neil Sheehan]]
*Biography & Autobiography - ''[[Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-1963]]'', by [[Taylor Branch]]
*Biography & Autobiography - ''[[Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-1963]]'', by [[Taylor Branch]]
*Fiction - ''[[Where I'm Calling From|Where I'm Calling From: New & Selected Stories]]'', by [[Raymond Carver]]
*Fiction - ''[[Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories]]'', by [[Raymond Carver]]


'''1990'''
'''1990'''
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*Biography & Autobiography - ''Woodrow Wilson'', by [[August Heckscher II|August Heckscher]]
*Biography & Autobiography - ''Woodrow Wilson'', by [[August Heckscher II|August Heckscher]]
*Fiction - ''[[A Thousand Acres]]'', by [[Jane Smiley]]
*Fiction - ''[[A Thousand Acres]]'', by [[Jane Smiley]]
*Special Prize - ''American Views: Essays on American Art'' by [[John Wilmerding]]


'''1993'''
'''1993'''
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*Fiction - ''All the Days and Nights'', by [[William Keepers Maxwell, Jr.|William Maxwell]]
*Fiction - ''All the Days and Nights'', by [[William Keepers Maxwell, Jr.|William Maxwell]]
*Poetry - ''Atlantis'', by [[Mark Doty]]
*Poetry - ''Atlantis'', by [[Mark Doty]]
*Special Award - ''[[The Liar's Club]]'' by [[Mary Karr]]


'''1997'''
'''1997'''
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'''2000'''
'''2000'''
*American Studies - ''Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945'', by [[David M. Kennedy (historian)|David M. Kennedy]]
*American Studies - ''[[Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929–1945]]'', by [[David M. Kennedy (historian)|David M. Kennedy]]
*Biography & Autobiography - ''Morgan: American Financier'', by [[Jean Strouse]]
*Biography & Autobiography - ''Morgan: American Financier'', by [[Jean Strouse]]
*Fiction - ''[[Close Range: Wyoming Stories]]'', by [[Annie Proulx]]
*Fiction - ''[[Close Range: Wyoming Stories]]'', by [[Annie Proulx]]
*Literary Achievement - ''The Best Short Stories of the Twentieth Century'' by [[John Updike]]
*Poetry - ''Vita Nova'', by [[Louise Glück]]
*Poetry - ''Vita Nova'', by [[Louise Glück]]


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*Biography & Autobiography - ''The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst'', by [[David Nasaw]]
*Biography & Autobiography - ''The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst'', by [[David Nasaw]]
*Lifetime Achievement - [[Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.]]
*Lifetime Achievement - [[Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.]]
*Fiction - ''Angel on the Roof: The Stories of Russell Banks'', by [[Russell Banks]]
*Fiction - ''[[The Collected Stories of Grace Paley|Angel on the Roof: The Stories of Russell Banks]]'', by [[Russell Banks]]
*Poetry - ''American Poetry: The Twentieth Century'', 2 vols., by Hass, Hollander, Kizer, Mackey, Perloff
*Poetry - ''American Poetry: The Twentieth Century'', 2 vols., by Hass, Hollander, Kizer, Mackey, Perloff


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*Biography - ''The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher'', by [[Debby Applegate]]
*Biography - ''The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher'', by [[Debby Applegate]]
*Current Affairs - ''[[Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq]]'', by [[Thomas E. Ricks (journalist)|Thomas E. Ricks]]
*Current Affairs - ''[[Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq]]'', by [[Thomas E. Ricks (journalist)|Thomas E. Ricks]]
*Fiction - ''The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel'', by [[Amy Hempel]]
*Fiction - ''[[The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel]]'', by [[Amy Hempel]]
*Poetry - ''[[Averno (poetry)|Averno]]'', by [[Louise Glück]]
*Poetry - ''[[Averno (poetry)|Averno]]'', by [[Louise Glück]]
*Lifetime Achievement - [[Garry Wills]]
*Lifetime Achievement - [[Garry Wills]]

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Ambassador Book Award
Awarded forLiterary and non-fiction works
CountryUnited States
Presented byEnglish-Speaking Union
First awarded1986

The Ambassador Book Award (1986–2011) was presented annually by the English-Speaking Union. It recognized important literary and non-fiction works that contributed to the understanding and interpretation of American life and culture. Winners of the award were considered literary ambassadors who provide, in the best contemporary English, an important window on America to the rest of the world. A panel of judges selected books out of new works in the fields of fiction, biography, autobiography, current affairs, American studies and poetry.

The award was established in 1986. Winners included books by such notable authors as Tom Wolfe (1988), Joan Didion (1988), Raymond Carver (1989), Gore Vidal (1989), John Cheever (1992), John Updike (1997),[1] Don Delillo (1998), Philip Roth (1999),[2] and Annie Proulx (2000).

Recipients

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1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

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1997

1998

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2000

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2005

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2008

2009

2010

2011

References

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  1. ^ "John Updike bio and awards at American Literature Web Resources". Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
  2. ^ Houghton Mifflin list of awards won by Philip Roth
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