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Originally Posted by FrustratedReader
Nobel is author's lifetime achievement, the others are for titles.
No book wins a Nobel prize.
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The Academy has in the past referenced a body of work (as the original award intended), but has often singled out a singular book or part of one's creation as the reason for the award.
For example, Eliot received it for his poetry, not criticism or plays, and I believe the rationale for Galsworthy, Raymont and some others mentioned specific novels of theirs. They make it up as they go along.