Leon Edel - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	09-September-1907
Place of Birth	Pittsburgh (United States of America, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Area code 412, Area code 878)
Nationality	Canada, United States of America
Also know as	Joseph Leon Edel
Profession	Writer, Biographer, Literary critic
Joseph Leon Edel was a North American literary critic and biographer. He was the elder brother of North American philosopher Abraham Edel. The EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica calls Edel "the foremost 20th-century authority on the life and works of Henry James." His work on James won him both a National Book Award and a Pulitzer Prize.

Awards by Leon Edel

Check all the awards nominated and won by Leon Edel.

1985

National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography/Autobiography	Honored for : Henry James: A Life

1981

Nominations 1981 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
National Book Award for Autobiography/Biography (Paperback)	Bloomsbury, a House of Lions

1980

Nominations 1980 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
National Book Award for Biography (Hardcover)	Bloomsbury, a House of Lions

1976

American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal for Biography

1973

Nominations 1973 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
National Book Award for Biography	Henry James, the Master: 1901-1916

1963

National Book Award for Nonfiction

Honored for : Henry James, Vol. II: The Conquest of London, Henry James, Vol. III: The Middle Years

Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography

Honored for : Henry James

Nominations 1963 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
National Book Award for Nonfiction	Henry James, Vol. II: The Conquest of London","Henry James, Vol. III: The Middle Years

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