# awards

name: Nobel Prize in Literature
sponsor: Swedish Academy
criteria:
To an author who has produced the most outstanding work in an idealistic direction, for the greatest benefit of mankind


name: Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
sponsor: Columbia University
criteria:
For distinguished fiction published in book form by an American author, preferably dealing with American life


name: Presidential Medal of Freedom
sponsor: President of the United States
criteria:
Especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors


name: Israel Prize
sponsor: State of Israel
criteria:
Israeli citizens or organizations who have displayed excellence in their field or have contributed strongly to Israeli culture


name: International Booker Prize
sponsor: Man Group
criteria:
Until 2016, for one author's continued creativity, development and overall contribution to fiction on the world stage; since 2016, for a single book translated into English


# editions

isbn10: 458938807
isbn13: 9780458938803
title:
J.R.R.Tolkien's The Hobbit or There and Back Again (The Deluxe Edtion of The World's Most Beloved Fantasy)


