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List of Winners of the National Book Award (1950-1979)

These authors and books have won the annual National Book Awards, awarded to American authors by the National Book Foundation based in the United States.
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The Man With the Golden Arm (Nelson Algren)
The Man With the Golden Arm
1
Nelson Algren
The Collected Stories of William Faulkner
The Collected Stories of William Faulkner
2
From Here to Eternity (Caitlin Doughty)
From Here to Eternity
3
Caitlin Doughty
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
4
Ralph Ellison
The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
The Adventures of Augie March
5
Saul Bellow
A Fable (William Faulkner)
A Fable
6
William Faulkner
Ten North Frederick (John O'Hara)
Ten North Frederick
7
John O'Hara
The Field of Vision
The Field of Vision
8
The Wapshot Chronicle (John Cheever)
The Wapshot Chronicle
9
John Cheever
The Magic Barrel (Bernard Malamud)
The Magic Barrel
10
Bernard Malamud
Goodbye, Columbus (Philip Roth)
Goodbye, Columbus
11
Philip Roth
The Waters of Kronos (Conrad Richter)
The Waters of Kronos
12
Conrad Richter
The Moviegoer (Walker Percy)
The Moviegoer
13
Walker Percy
Morte D'urban (J.F. Powers)
Morte D'urban
14
J.F. Powers
The Centaur (John Updike)
The Centaur
15
John Updike
Herzog (Saul Bellow)
Herzog
16
Saul Bellow
The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter (Katherine Anne Porter)
The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter
17
Katherine Anne Porter
The Fixer (Bernard Malamud)
The Fixer
18
Bernard Malamud
The Eighth Day (Dianne K. Salerni)
The Eighth Day
19
Dianne K. Salerni
Steps (Jerzy Kosinski)
Steps
20
Jerzy Kosinski
Them
Them
21
Mr. Sammler's Planet (Saul Bellow)
Mr. Sammler's Planet
22
Saul Bellow
The Complete Stories (Flanner O'Connor)
The Complete Stories
23
Flanner O'Connor
Chimera
Chimera
24
Augustus (John Williams)
Augustus
25
John Williams
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
26
Thomas Pynchon
A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories
A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories
27
Dog Soldiers
Dog Soldiers
28
The Hair of Harold Roux
The Hair of Harold Roux
29
J R (William Gaddis)
J R
30
William Gaddis
The Spectator Bird (Wallace Stegner)
The Spectator Bird
31
Wallace Stegner
Blood Tie
Blood Tie
32
Going After Cacciato (Tim O'Brien)
Going After Cacciato
33
Tim O'Brien
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