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National Book Critics Circle Award Fiction Winners and Finalists, 1975-2014

In April 1974, three book critics sitting around a table at the Algonquin Hotel in NYC declared themselves a "circle," which since then has expanded to over 600 literary lights. Every year, they present awards for the best books published in the English language, whether the author is English, American, Australian, etc etc. Having a broader scope than the Pulitzer, National Book Award or Man Booker committees allows them to highlight lesser-known works, but a perusal of their award recipients proves once again than it never hurts to be named "Updike" or "Roth." (And that it always hurts to be Joyce Carol Oates.)
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Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
1
E.L. Doctorow
October Light (John Gardner)
October Light
2
John Gardner
Speedboat
Speedboat
3
Details of a Sunset and Other Stories (Vladimir Nabokov)
Details of a Sunset and Other Stories
4
Vladimir Nabokov
Bloodshed and Three Novellas (Cynthia Ozick)
Bloodshed and Three Novellas
5
Cynthia Ozick
The Easter Parade
The Easter Parade
6
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
7
Toni Morrison
Falconer
Falconer
8
The Professor of Desire (Philip Roth)
The Professor of Desire
9
Philip Roth
Union Dues (John Sayles)
Union Dues
10
John Sayles
The Stories of John Cheever
The Stories of John Cheever
11
The Coup
The Coup
12
Final Payments (Mary Gordon)
Final Payments
13
Mary Gordon
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
14
John Irving
Wrinkles (Charles Simmons)
Wrinkles
15
Charles Simmons
The Year of the French (Thomas Flanagan)
The Year of the French
16
Thomas Flanagan
The Ghost Writer
The Ghost Writer
17
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
18
William Styron
The Executioner's Song (Norman Mailer)
The Executioner's Song
19
Norman Mailer
Sleepless Nights
Sleepless Nights
20
King of the Jews (Leslie Epstein)
King of the Jews
21
Leslie Epstein
The Transit of Venus
The Transit of Venus
22
Loon Lake (E. L. Doctorow)
Loon Lake
23
E. L. Doctorow
Morgan's Passing (Anne Tyler)
Morgan's Passing
24
Anne Tyler
The Second Coming
The Second Coming
25
So Long, See You Tomorrow
So Long, See You Tomorrow
26
Rabbit Is Rich (John Updike)
Rabbit Is Rich
27
John Updike
A Flag for Sunrise
A Flag for Sunrise
28
Riddley Walker
Riddley Walker
29
Sixty Stories
Sixty Stories
30
The Men's Club (Leonard Michaels)
The Men's Club
31
Leonard Michaels
George Mills (Stanley Elkin)
George Mills
32
Stanley Elkin
Levitation (Cynthia Ozick)
Levitation
33
Cynthia Ozick
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
34
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
35
Alice Walker
Shiloh and Other Stories
Shiloh and Other Stories
36
Ironweed (William Kennedy)
Ironweed
37
William Kennedy
The Anatomy Lesson (Philip Roth)
The Anatomy Lesson
38
Philip Roth
Cathedral (Raymond Carver)
Cathedral
39
Raymond Carver
During the Reign of the Queen (Joan Chase)
During the Reign of the Queen
40
Joan Chase
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