National Book Award for Fiction Public

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Winners of the National Book Award for Fiction (known as the American Book Award from 1980-1983).

  1. The centaur. by 

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    In a small Pennsylvania town in the late 1940s, schoolteacher George Caldwell yearns to find some meaning in his life. …

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    Winner, National Book Awards 1964 for Fiction

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  2. Herzog by 

    In one of his finest achievements, Nobel Prize winner Saul Bellow presents a multifaceted portrait of a modern-day hero, a …

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    Winner, National Book Awards 1965 for Fiction

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  3. The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter by 

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    Katherine Anne Porter's recent novel Ship of Fools was an enormous popular and critical success. But it is for her …

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    Winner, National Book Awards 1966 for Fiction

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  4. The Fixer by 

    The Fixer is the story of a little man, a handy-man, who becomes a hero before our eyes. Yakov Bok …

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    Winner, National Book Awards 1967 for Fiction

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  5. The eighth day by 

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    This is an amazing WHO-DONE-IT?? A definite ''can-not-put-down'' thriller!!

    At the turn of the century, an Illinois man is …

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    Winner, National Book Awards 1968 for Fiction

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  6. Steps by 

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    I focused the flashlight toward the sound. A large cage was suspended from the rafters. Formed of metal grating, it …

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    Winner, National Book Awards 1969 for Fiction

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  7. Slaughterhouse-five by 

    Slaughterhouse-Five, also known as The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death is a science fiction infused anti-war novel by Kurt …

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    Winner, National Book Awards 1970 for Fiction

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  8. Mr. Sammler's planet. by 

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    Winner, National Book Awards 1971 for Fiction

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  9. The Complete Stories by 

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    This book brings together for the first time the complete stories—thirty-one in all—of one of the great American writers of …

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    Winner, National Book Awards 1972 for Fiction

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  10. Augustus by ,

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    A compelling fictional portrait of Augustus Caesar follows the ancient Roman leader from his youth to his rise to power …

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    Winner, National Book Awards 1973 for Fiction

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  11. Chimera. by 

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    Winner, National Book Awards 1973 for Fiction

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  12. A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories by 

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    "If there is such a thing as truth," Mr. Singer writes at the end of the title story in this …

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    Winner, National Book Awards 1974 for Fiction

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  13. Gravity's Rainbow by 

    A screaming comes across the sky . . . . .

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    Winner, National Book Awards 1974 for Fiction

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  14. The Hair of Harold Roux by 

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    Winner, National Book Awards 1975 for Fiction

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  15. Dog Soldiers by 

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    In 1967 Robert Stone was awarded the Houghton Mifflin Literary Fellowship for his first novel, A Hall of Mirrors. …

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    Winner, National Book Awards 1975 for Fiction

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