Place |
Year and Award |
Title |
Category |
Nomination
|
1970 Nebula
|
Nine Lives
|
Novelette |
1
|
1970 Hugo
|
The Left Hand of Darkness
|
Best Novel |
Win
|
1970 Nebula
|
The Left Hand of Darkness
|
Novel |
Nomination
|
1970 Ditmar
|
The Left Hand of Darkness
|
Best International Long Fiction |
5
|
1970 Hugo
|
Winter's King
|
Best Short Story |
1
|
1972 Locus
|
The Lathe of Heaven
|
Best SF Novel |
2
|
1972 Hugo
|
The Lathe of Heaven
|
Best Novel |
Nomination
|
1972 Nebula
|
The Lathe of Heaven
|
Novel |
Nomination
|
1972 Ditmar
|
The Lathe of Heaven
|
Best International Long Fiction |
Nomination
|
1972 Mythopoeic
|
The Tombs of Atuan
|
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award |
Nomination
|
1972 Newbery
|
The Tombs of Atuan
|
Newbery Medal |
2
|
1972 Hugo
|
Vaster Than Empires and More Slow
|
Best Short Story |
14
|
1972 Locus
|
Vaster Than Empires and More Slow
|
Best Short Fiction |
Nomination
|
1973 Mythopoeic
|
The Farthest Shore
|
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award |
1
|
1973 Hugo
|
The Word for World Is Forest
|
Best Novella |
2
|
1973 Locus
|
The Word for World Is Forest
|
Best Novella |
Nomination
|
1973 Nebula
|
The Word for World Is Forest
|
Novella |
16
|
1973 Locus
|
|
All-Time Favorite Author |
11
|
1974 Locus
|
The Field of Vision
|
Best Short Fiction |
1
|
1974 Hugo
|
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
|
Best Short Story |
6
|
1974 Locus
|
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
|
Best Short Fiction |
4
|
1975 Locus
|
"The Author of the Acacia Seeds" and Other Extracts from the Journal of the Association of Therolinguistics
(variant of The Author of the Acacia Seeds and Other Extracts from the Journal of the Association of Therolinguistics)
|
Best Short Story |
1
|
1975 Locus
|
The Day Before the Revolution
|
Best Short Story |
Win
|
1975 Nebula
|
The Day Before the Revolution
|
Short Story |
Finalists
|
1975 Hugo
|
The Day Before the Revolution
|
Best Short Story |
1
|
1975 Hugo
|
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
|
Best Novel |
1
|
1975 Locus
|
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
|
Best SF Novel |
Win
|
1975 Nebula
|
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
|
Novel |
2
|
1975 Campbell Memorial
|
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
|
Best Science Fiction Novel |
Nomination
|
1975 Ditmar
|
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
|
Best International Long Fiction |
13
|
1975 Locus
|
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
|
All-Time Best Novel |
3
|
1975 Locus
|
The Left Hand of Darkness
|
All-Time Best Novel |
12
|
1975 Locus
|
The Stars Below
|
Best Short Story |
Nomination
|
1975 Gandalf
|
|
Grandmaster of Fantasy (Gandalf) |
1
|
1976 Locus
|
The New Atlantis
|
Best Novelette |
2
|
1976 Hugo
|
The New Atlantis
|
Best Novelette |
Nomination
|
1976 Nebula
|
The New Atlantis
|
Novelette |
1
|
1976 Locus
|
The Wind's Twelve Quarters
|
Best Single Author Collection |
Nomination
|
1976 Gandalf
|
|
Grandmaster of Fantasy (Gandalf) |
10
|
1977 Locus
|
Nebula Award Stories 11
|
Best Anthology |
2
|
1977 Locus
|
The Diary of the Rose
|
Best Novelette |
Withdrawn
|
1977 Nebula
|
The Diary of the Rose
|
Novelette |
Finalists
|
1977 Hugo
|
The Diary of the Rose
|
Best Novelette |
4
|
1977 Locus
|
|
All-Time Best Author |
Nomination
|
1977 Gandalf
|
|
Grandmaster of Fantasy (Gandalf) |
Nomination
|
1978 Gandalf
|
|
Grandmaster of Fantasy (Gandalf) |
9
|
1979 Locus
|
SQ
|
Best Short Story |
21
|
1979 Locus
|
The Eye of the Heron
|
Best SF Novel |
Win
|
1979 Gandalf
|
|
Grandmaster of Fantasy (Gandalf) |
Nomination
|
1979 Balrog
|
|
Poet |
9
|
1980 Locus
|
Malafrena
|
Best Fantasy Novel |
4
|
1980 Locus
|
The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction
|
Best Related Non-Fiction Book |
5
|
1980 Hugo
|
The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction
|
Best Non-Fiction Book |
7
|
1980 Locus
|
The Pathways of Desire
|
Best Novelette |
Nomination
|
1980 Nebula
|
The Pathways of Desire
|
Novelette |
Nomination
|
1980 Balrog
|
|
Professional Achievement |
23
|
1981 Locus
|
Interfaces
|
Best Anthology |
7
|
1981 Locus
|
The Beginning Place
|
Best Fantasy Novel |
Nomination
|
1981 Mythopoeic
|
The Beginning Place
|
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award |
2
|
1981 Hugo
|
The Lathe of Heaven
|
Best Dramatic Presentation |
Nomination
|
1981 Balrog
|
The Lathe of Heaven
|
SF Film Hall of Fame |
Preliminary Nominees
|
1982 Prometheus
|
Malafrena
|
Prometheus Award for Best Libertarian SF Novel |
1
|
1982 Rhysling
|
The Well of Baln
|
Long Poem |
1
|
1983 Locus
|
Sur
|
Best Short Story |
2
|
1983 Hugo
|
Sur
|
Best Short Story |
1
|
1983 Locus
|
The Compass Rose
|
Best Single Author Collection |
Nomination
|
1983 Prometheus
|
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
|
Prometheus Hall of Fame Award |
Preliminary Nominees
|
1984 Prometheus
|
Malafrena
|
Prometheus Hall of Fame Award |
Preliminary Nominees
|
1984 Prometheus
|
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
|
Prometheus Hall of Fame Award |
Nomination
|
1985 Prometheus
|
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
|
Prometheus Hall of Fame Award |
Nomination
|
1986 Mythopoeic
|
Always Coming Home
|
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award |
10
|
1986 Locus
|
Always Coming Home
|
Best SF Novel |
Win
|
1986 Ditmar
|
The Compass Rose
|
Best International Long Fiction |
Preliminary Nominees
|
1986 Prometheus
|
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
|
Prometheus Hall of Fame Award |
3
|
1987 Locus
|
A Wizard of Earthsea
|
All-Time Best Fantasy Novel |
Nomination
|
1987 Prometheus
|
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
|
Prometheus Hall of Fame Award |
17
|
1987 Locus
|
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
|
All-Time Best SF Novel |
2
|
1987 Locus
|
The Left Hand of Darkness
|
All-Time Best SF Novel |
2
|
1987 Locus
|
|
All-Time Best Fantasy Novelist |
4
|
1987 Locus
|
|
All-Time Best SF Novelist |
4
|
1987 Locus
|
|
All-Time Best Novelist (combined) |
8
|
1988 Locus
|
Buffalo Gals and Other Animal Presences
|
Best Collection |
1
|
1988 Hugo
|
Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight
|
Best Novelette |
Win
|
1988 World Fantasy
|
Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight
|
Best Novella |
2 ⓘtie
|
1988 Sturgeon
|
Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight
|
Best Short Science Fiction |
3
|
1988 Locus
|
Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight
|
Best Novelette |
Nomination
|
1988 Nebula
|
Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight
|
Novelette |
6
|
1988 Locus
|
|
All-Time Best Author |
Nomination
|
1989 Prometheus
|
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
|
Prometheus Hall of Fame Award |
3
|
1990 Hugo
|
Dancing at the Edge of the World: Thoughts on Words, Women, Places
|
Best Non-Fiction Book |
4
|
1990 Locus
|
Dancing at the Edge of the World: Thoughts on Words, Women, Places
|
Best Non-Fiction |
Nomination
|
1990 HOMer
|
Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea
|
Fantasy Novel |
Nomination
|
1990 Prometheus
|
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
|
Prometheus Hall of Fame Award |
1
|
1991 Locus
|
Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea
|
Best Fantasy Novel |
Win
|
1991 Nebula
|
Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea
|
Novel |
Nomination
|
1991 Mythopoeic
|
Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea
|
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award |
Nomination
|
1991 Prometheus
|
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
|
Prometheus Hall of Fame Award |
3
|
1991 Locus
|
The Shobies' Story
|
Best Novelette |
Nomination
|
1991 Nebula
|
The Shobies' Story
|
Novelette |
Nomination
|
1993 Mythopoeic
|
Fish Soup
|
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature |
Win
|
1993 Prometheus
|
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
|
Prometheus Hall of Fame Award |
26
|
1993 Locus
|
The Rock That Changed Things
|
Best Short Story |
Nomination
|
1994 Tiptree / Otherwise
|
A Fisherman of the Inland Sea
|
Gender-bending SF |
Nomination
|
1994 HOMer
|
Another Story
|
Novelette |
Nomination
|
1994 Tiptree / Otherwise
|
Forgiveness Day
|
Gender-bending SF |
Win
|
1994 Tiptree / Otherwise
|
The Matter of Seggri
|
Gender-bending SF |
5
|
1994 Locus
|
The Norton Book of Science Fiction: North American Science Fiction, 1960-1990
|
Best Anthology |
2
|
1995 Locus
|
A Fisherman of the Inland Sea
|
Best Collection |
9
|
1995 Locus
|
Another Story
|
Best Novelette |
Nominations Below Cutoff
|
1995 Hugo
|
Another Story
|
Best Novelette |
Finalists
|
1995 Sturgeon
|
Another Story or A Fisherman of the Inland Sea
(variant of Another Story)
|
Best Short Science Fiction |
1
|
1995 Asimov's Readers'
|
Forgiveness Day
|
Best Novella |
1
|
1995 Locus
|
Forgiveness Day
|
Best Novella |
1
|
1995 Sturgeon
|
Forgiveness Day
|
Best Short Science Fiction |
Nomination
|
1995 SF Chronicle
|
Forgiveness Day
|
Novella |
3
|
1995 Hugo
|
Forgiveness Day
|
Best Novella |
Nomination
|
1995 Nebula
|
Forgiveness Day
|
Novella |
3
|
1995 Locus
|
Solitude
|
Best Novelette |
4
|
1995 Hugo
|
Solitude
|
Best Novelette |
Win
|
1995 Tiptree / Otherwise
|
The Left Hand of Darkness
|
Retrospective |
Nomination
|
1995 SF Chronicle
|
The Matter of Seggri
|
Novelette |
6
|
1995 Hugo
|
The Matter of Seggri
|
Best Novelette |
Nomination
|
1995 Nebula
|
The Matter of Seggri
|
Novelette |
12
|
1995 Locus
|
The Matter of Seggri
|
Best Novelette |
8
|
1995 Locus
|
Unchosen Love
|
Best Short Story |
Nominations Below Cutoff
|
1995 Hugo
|
Unchosen Love
|
Best Short Story |
Win
|
1995 World Fantasy
|
|
Life Achievement |
2
|
1996 Locus
|
A Man of the People
|
Best Novella |
4
|
1996 Asimov's Readers'
|
A Man of the People
|
Best Novella |
4
|
1996 Hugo
|
A Man of the People
|
Best Novella |
1
|
1996 Asimov's Readers'
|
A Woman's Liberation
|
Best Novella |
2
|
1996 Hugo
|
A Woman's Liberation
|
Best Novella |
3
|
1996 Locus
|
A Woman's Liberation
|
Best Novella |
Preliminary Nominees
|
1996 Nebula
|
Another Story
|
Novelette |
6
|
1996 Locus
|
Coming of Age in Karhide
|
Best Novelette |
Nominations Below Cutoff
|
1996 Hugo
|
Coming of Age in Karhide
|
Best Novelette |
2
|
1996 Locus
|
Ether OR
|
Best Novelette |
5
|
1996 Asimov's Readers'
|
Ether OR
|
Best Novelette |
Nomination
|
1996 World Fantasy
|
Ether OR
|
Best Novella |
Nominations Below Cutoff
|
1996 Hugo
|
Ether OR
|
Best Novelette |
1
|
1996 Locus
|
Four Ways to Forgiveness
|
Best Collection |
Nomination
|
1996 Prometheus
|
Four Ways to Forgiveness
|
Prometheus Award for Best Libertarian SF Novel |
Win
|
1996 Tiptree / Otherwise
|
Mountain Ways
|
Gender-bending SF |
10
|
1996 Locus
|
Olders
|
Best Short Story |
Win
|
1996 Nebula
|
Solitude
|
Novelette |
Preliminary Nominees
|
1997 Nebula
|
A Man of the People
|
Novella |
Nomination
|
1997 Nebula
|
A Woman's Liberation
|
Novella |
1
|
1997 Locus
|
Mountain Ways
|
Best Novelette |
3
|
1997 Hugo
|
Mountain Ways
|
Best Novelette |
6
|
1997 Asimov's Readers'
|
Mountain Ways
|
Best Novelette |
2
|
1997 Locus
|
Unlocking the Air and Other Stories
|
Best Collection |
4
|
1998 Locus
|
Earthsea (series)
|
All-Time Best Fantasy Novel before 1990 |
Nomination
|
1998 Kurd Lasswitz Prize
|
Newtons Schlaf
(German translation of Newton's Sleep)
|
Bestes ausländisches Werk |
19
|
1998 Locus
|
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
|
All-Time Best SF Novel before 1990 |
3
|
1998 Locus
|
The Left Hand of Darkness
|
All-Time Best SF Novel before 1990 |
Nomination
|
1998 Tiptree / Otherwise
|
Unchosen Love
|
Gender-bending SF |
3
|
1998 Locus
|
|
All-Time Best Fantasy Novelist |
4
|
1998 Locus
|
|
All-Time Best SF Novelist |
4
|
1998 Locus
|
|
All-Time Best Novelist (combined) |
2
|
1999 Locus
|
Dragonfly
|
Best Novella |
Nomination
|
1999 World Fantasy
|
Dragonfly
|
Best Novella |
Nominations Below Cutoff
|
1999 Tiptree / Otherwise
|
Dragonfly
|
Gender-bending SF |
2
|
1999 Locus
|
|
All-Time Best Fantasy Author |
5
|
1999 Locus
|
|
All-Time Best Author |
33
|
1999 Locus
|
|
Best SF/Fantasy Author of the 90's |
7
|
2000 Locus
|
Darkrose and Diamond
|
Best Novelette |
Nominations Below Cutoff
|
2000 Hugo
|
Darkrose and Diamond
|
Best Novelette |
4
|
2000 Locus
|
Old Music and the Slave Women
|
Best Novella |
Nominations Below Cutoff
|
2000 Hugo
|
Old Music and the Slave Women
|
Best Novella |
1
|
2001 Locus
|
The Birthday of the World
|
Best Novelette |
Finalists
|
2001 Sturgeon
|
The Birthday of the World
|
Best Short Science Fiction |
19
|
2001 Locus
|
The Flyers of Gy: An Interplanetary Tale
(variant of The Fliers of Gy)
|
Best Short Story |
4
|
2001 Asimov's Readers'
|
The Royals of Hegn
|
Best Short Story |
4
|
2001 Locus
|
The Royals of Hegn
|
Best Short Story |
1
|
2001 Locus
|
The Telling
|
Best SF Novel |
Win
|
2001 Endeavour
|
The Telling
|
Distinguished Novel or Collection |
Nominations Below Cutoff
|
2001 Hugo
|
The Telling
|
Best Novel |
2
|
2002 Locus
|
On the High Marsh
|
Best Novelette |
Preliminary Nominees
|
2002 BSFA
|
Social Dreaming of the Frin
|
Best Short Fiction |
1
|
2002 Locus
|
Tales from Earthsea
|
Best Collection |
Win
|
2002 Endeavour
|
Tales from Earthsea
|
Distinguished Novel or Collection |
1
|
2002 Locus
|
The Bones of the Earth
|
Best Short Story |
2
|
2002 Hugo
|
The Bones of the Earth
|
Best Short Story |
13
|
2002 Locus
|
The Building
|
Best Short Story |
1
|
2002 Locus
|
The Finder
|
Best Novella |
Nomination
|
2002 World Fantasy
|
The Finder
|
Best Novella |
Nominations Below Cutoff
|
2002 Hugo
|
The Finder
|
Best Novella |
Win
|
2002 World Fantasy
|
The Other Wind
|
Best Novel |
2
|
2002 Locus
|
The Other Wind
|
Best Fantasy Novel |
Nomination
|
2002 Mythopoeic
|
The Other Wind
|
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature |
Nominations Below Cutoff
|
2002 Hugo
|
The Other Wind
|
Best Novel |
2
|
2003 Locus
|
Paradises Lost
|
Best Novella |
9
|
2003 Locus
|
Social Dreaming of the Frin
|
Best Short Story |
Nomination
|
2003 BFA
|
Tales from Earthsea
|
Best Collection |
2
|
2003 Locus
|
The Birthday of the World and Other Stories
|
Best Collection |
Nomination
|
2003 Nebula
|
The Other Wind
|
Novel |
13
|
2003 Locus
|
The Seasons of the Ansarac
|
Best Short Story |
Finalists
|
2003 Sturgeon
|
The Seasons of the Ansarac
|
Best Short Science Fiction |
1
|
2003 Asimov's Readers'
|
The Wild Girls
|
Best Novelette |
1
|
2003 Locus
|
The Wild Girls
|
Best Novelette |
2
|
2003 Hugo
|
The Wild Girls
|
Best Novelette |
Finalists
|
2003 Sturgeon
|
The Wild Girls
|
Best Short Science Fiction |
Win
|
2003 Nebula
|
|
Grand Master Award |
1
|
2004 Locus
|
Changing Planes
|
Best Collection |
Nomination
|
2004 Mythopoeic
|
Changing Planes
|
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature |
2
|
2005 Locus
|
Gifts
|
Best Young Adult Book |
Nomination
|
2006 Imaginaire
|
Solitude
(French translation of Solitude)
|
Nouvelle étrangère |
Preliminary Nominees
|
2007 Rhysling
|
The Mute
|
Short Poem |
2
|
2007 Locus
|
Voices
|
Best Young Adult Book |
Nomination
|
2008 Tiptree / Otherwise
|
Lavinia
|
Gender-bending SF |
2
|
2008 Locus
|
Powers
|
Best Young Adult Book |
Nomination
|
2008 Endeavour
|
Powers
|
Distinguished Novel or Collection |
Win
|
2008 Imaginaire
|
Quatre chemins de pardon
(French translation of Four Ways to Forgiveness)
|
Nouvelle étrangère |
1
|
2009 Locus
|
Lavinia
|
Best Fantasy Novel |
Nomination
|
2009 BSFA
|
Lavinia
|
Best Novel |
Nomination
|
2009 Mythopoeic
|
Lavinia
|
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature |
Win
|
2009 Nebula
|
Powers
|
Novel |
1
|
2010 Locus
|
Cheek by Jowl
|
Best Non-Fiction/Art |
Nominations Below Cutoff
|
2010 Hugo
|
Cheek by Jowl
|
Best Related Work |
Nomination
|
2011 Mythopoeic
|
Cheek by Jowl
|
Mythopoeic Scholarship Award (for Myth and Fantasy Studies) |
Nomination
|
2011 Imaginaire
|
Dons
(French translation of Gifts)
|
Traduction |
Nomination
|
2011 Imaginaire
|
Voix
(French translation of Voices)
|
Traduction |
Nomination
|
2012 Mythopoeic
|
Cheek by Jowl
|
Mythopoeic Scholarship Award (for Myth and Fantasy Studies) |
Preliminary Nominees
|
2012 Imaginaire
|
Lavinia
(French translation of Lavinia)
|
Roman étranger |
5
|
2013 Locus
|
Elementals
|
Best Short Story |
4
|
2013 Locus
|
Outer Space, Inner Lands
|
Best Collection |
Nomination
|
2013 World Fantasy
|
Outer Space, Inner Lands
|
Best Collection |
4
|
2013 Locus
|
Where on Earth
|
Best Collection |
Nomination
|
2013 World Fantasy
|
Where on Earth
|
Best Collection |
2
|
2015 Locus
|
The Jar of Water
|
Best Novelette |
Win
|
2015 Kurd Lasswitz Prize
|
Verlorene Paradiese
(German translation of Paradises Lost)
|
Bestes ausländisches Werk |
Nomination
|
2017 Imaginaire
|
Le langage de la nuit: essais sur la science-fiction et la fantasy
(French translation of The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction)
|
Essai |
3
|
2017 Locus
|
The Complete Orsinia: Malafrena / Stories and Songs
|
Best Collection |
2
|
2017 Locus
|
The Found and the Lost: The Collected Novellas of Ursula K. Le Guin
|
Best Collection |
Preliminary Nominees
|
2017 Prometheus
|
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
|
Prometheus Hall of Fame Award |
1
|
2017 Hugo
|
Words Are My Matter: Writings About Life and Books, 2000-2016
|
Best Related Work |
2
|
2017 Locus
|
Words Are My Matter: Writings About Life and Books, 2000-2016
|
Best Non-Fiction |
Nomination
|
2017 BFA
|
Words Are My Matter: Writings About Life and Books, 2000-2016
|
Best Non-Fiction |
1
|
2018 Hugo
|
No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters
|
Best Related Work |
Nomination
|
2018 BFA
|
No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters
|
Best Non-Fiction |
1
|
2018 Locus
|
The Hainish Novels & Stories
|
Best Collection |
4
|
2019 Locus
|
Dreams Must Explain Themselves: The Selected Non-Fiction of Ursula K. Le Guin
|
Best Non-Fiction |
Nominations Below Cutoff ⓘ81 nominations with 48.17 points
|
2019 Hugo
|
Earthsea
|
Best Series |
3
|
2019 Locus
|
Firelight
|
Best Short Story |
1
|
2019 Hugo
|
The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition
|
Best Art Book |
1
|
2019 Locus
|
The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition
|
Best Art Book |
1
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2019 Locus
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Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing
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Best Non-Fiction |
2
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2019 Hugo
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Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing
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Best Related Work |
Nomination
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2024 Kurd Lasswitz Prize
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Immer nach Hause
(German translation of Always Coming Home)
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Bestes ausländisches Werk |