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. Paco's Story by 

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    Paco Sullivan's story commences when his infantry company is sent to a fire base named Harriette, a place with a …

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    Winner, National Book Awards 1987 for Fiction

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  2. Paris Trout by 

    Paris Trout is a 1988 American novel written by Pete Dexter. It was the winner of the National Book Award …

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    Winner, National Book Awards 1988 for Fiction

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  3. Spartina by 

    A classic tale of a man, a boat, and a storm, Spartina is the lyrical and compassionate story of Dick …

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    Winner, National Book Awards 1989 for Fiction

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  4. Middle Passage by 

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    From the beginning of his career, Charles Johnson has been acclaimed for the richness of his imagination, the virtuosity of …

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    Winner, National Book Awards 1990 for Fiction

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  5. Mating by 

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    Five years after making one of the most auspicious literary debuts of the decade with his story collection, Whites, Norman …

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    Winner, National Book Awards 1991 for Fiction

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  6. All the pretty horses by  (The Border trilogy ;)

    All the Pretty Horses is a novel by American author Cormac McCarthy published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1992. Its …

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    Winner, National Book Awards 1992 for Fiction

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  7. The Shipping News by 

    At thirty-six, Quoyle, a third-rate newspaperman, is wrenched violently out of his workaday life when his two-timing wife meets her …

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    Winner, National Book Awards 1993 for Fiction

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  8. A Frolic of His Own by 

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    With the publication of The Recognitions in 1955, William Gaddis was hailed as the American heir to James Joyce. His …

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    Winner, National Book Awards 1994 for Fiction

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  9. Sabbath's theater by 

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    Winner, National Book Awards 1995 for Fiction

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  10. Ship fever by 

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    Winner, National Book Awards 1996 for Fiction

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  11. Cold Mountain by 

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    Cold Mountain is a 1997 historical novel by Charles Frazier which won the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction. It …

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    Winner, National Book Awards 1997 for Fiction

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  12. Charming Billy by 

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    Winner, National Book Awards 1998 for Fiction

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  13. Waiting by 

    In Waiting, PEN/Hemingway Award-winning author Ha Jin draws on his intimate knowledge of contemporary China to create a novel of …

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    Winner, National Book Awards 1999 for Fiction

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  14. In America by 

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    Winner, National Book Awards 2000 for Fiction

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  15. The corrections by 

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    The Corrections is a grandly entertaining novel for the new century--a comic, tragic masterpiece about a family breaking down in …

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    Winner, National Book Awards 2001 for Fiction

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