Deliverance
American novelist, 1923–1997.
Deliverance is a 1970 novel by James Dickey. It was shortlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction in 1971.
On 3 of the 17 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- James Dickey
- First published
- 1970
- Length
- 252 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- National Book Award for Fiction shortlist, 1971
- Genre
- Thrillers and spy fiction, Adventure, Psychological
Is Deliverance worth reading?
3 of the 17 best-of lists it could have made include it, among them 100 Best Novels (board's list) (Modern Library) and All-Time 100 Novels.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| 100 Best Novels (board's list) (Modern Library, 1998) | No. 42 | See the list |
| All-Time 100 Novels (Time, 2005) | Listed | See the list |
| National Book Award for Fiction (winners and finalists) (National Book Foundation, 1971) | Shortlist | See the list |
Best edition of Deliverance
The edition we link to is the Bloomsbury Publishing paperback (2005), 252 pages.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing (paperback, 2005)
- Pages
- 252
- ISBN
- 9780747578697
How critics, prizes and readers rate Deliverance
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 33% of the points available on prize lists, against 21% on critics' lists and 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like Deliverance
If you liked Deliverance, try The Lord of the Rings, The Name of the Rose or Dune.
