Three Jewish authors were among those who received the National Book Awards last night, given the authors of “the most distinguished books written by Americans and published in the United States in 1964.”
They are: Saul Bellow for his novel, “Herzog,” who won the award in the field of fiction; Louis Fischer for his “The Life of Lenin,” in the field of history and biography; and the late Dr. Norbert Wiener, who was given the award posthumously in the field of science, philosophy and religion for his book, “God and Golem, Inc.” Dr. Wiener died in August in 1963. This was the second National Book Award for Mr. Bellow, who also won it in 1954 for his novel, “The Adventures of Augue March.”
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