National Book Award for Fiction (winners and finalists)

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

A Frolic of His Own

William Gaddis, 1994

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Winner

All the Pretty Horses

Cormac McCarthy, 1992

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Augustus

John Williams, 1972

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Blackouts

Justin Torres, 2023

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Blood Tie

Mary Lee Settle, 1977

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Charming Billy

Alice McDermott, 1997

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Chimera

John Barth, 1972

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Cold Mountain

Charles Frazier, 1997

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Dog Soldiers

Robert Stone, 1974

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

Europe Central

William T. Vollmann, 2005

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

Winner

From Here to Eternity

James Jones, 1951

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

Going After Cacciato

Tim O'Brien, 1978

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Goodbye, Columbus

Philip Roth, 1959

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Gravity's Rainbow

Thomas Pynchon, 1973

Prize Winner

On 3 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

Hell of a Book

Jason Mott, 2021

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Herzog

Saul Bellow, 1964

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 3 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

In America

Susan Sontag, 1999

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Interior Chinatown

Charles Yu, 2020

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Invisible Man

Ralph Ellison, 1952

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner
Stood the Test of Time

On 6 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

J R

William Gaddis, 1975

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

James

Percival Everett, 2024

Readers' Favourite
Prize Winner

On 5 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

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Let the Great World Spin

Colum McCann, 2009

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Lord of Misrule

Jaimy Gordon, 2010

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Mating

Norman Rush, 1991

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Middle Passage

Charles Johnson, 1990

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Morte d'Urban

J. F. Powers, 1962

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Mr. Sammler's Planet

Saul Bellow, 1970

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Paco's Story

Larry Heinemann, 1987

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Paris Trout

Pete Dexter, 1988

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Plains Song

Wright Morris, 1980

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Rabbit Is Rich

John Updike, 1981

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

Sabbath's Theater

Philip Roth, 1995

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

Salvage the Bones

Jesmyn Ward, 2011

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 2 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

Shadow Country

Peter Matthiessen, 2008

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Sing, Unburied, Sing

Jesmyn Ward, 2017

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 3 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

Sophie's Choice

William Styron, 1979

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 3 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

Spartina

John Casey, 1989

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Steps

Jerzy Kosiński, 1968

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Ten North Frederick

John O'Hara, 1955

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Adventures of Augie March

Saul Bellow, 1953

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 4 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

The Centaur

John Updike, 1963

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Color Purple

Alice Walker, 1982

Prize Winner

On 5 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

The Corrections

Jonathan Franzen, 2001

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 6 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

The Echo Maker

Richard Powers, 2006

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

The Eighth Day

Thornton Wilder, 1967

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Field of Vision

Wright Morris, 1956

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Fixer

Bernard Malamud, 1966

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

The Friend

Sigrid Nunez, 2018

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 2 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

The Good Lord Bird

James McBride, 2013

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Great Fire

Shirley Hazzard, 2003

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

The Hair of Harold Roux

Thomas Williams, 1974

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Man with the Golden Arm

Nelson Algren, 1949

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Moviegoer

Walker Percy, 1961

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 3 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The News from Paraguay

Lily Tuck, 2004

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Rabbit Hutch

Tess Gunty, 2022

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Round House

Louise Erdrich, 2012

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Shipping News

E. Annie Proulx, 1993

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 3 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

The Spectator Bird

Wallace Stegner, 1976

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)

Rabih Alameddine, 2025

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Underground Railroad

Colson Whitehead, 2016

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 5 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

The Wapshot Chronicle

John Cheever, 1957

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

The Waters of Kronos

Conrad Richter, 1960

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

them

Joyce Carol Oates, 1969

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Three Junes

Julia Glass, 2002

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Tree of Smoke

Denis Johnson, 2007

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 3 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

Trust Exercise

Susan Choi, 2019

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Victory Over Japan

Ellen Gilchrist, 1984

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Waiting

Ha Jin, 1999

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

White Noise

Don DeLillo, 1985

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

World's Fair

E. L. Doctorow, 1985

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

A Children's Bible

Lydia Millet, 2020

On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

A Death in the Family

James Agee, 1957

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 3 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

A Disorder Peculiar to the Country

Ken Kalfus, 2006

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

A Dream of Kings

Harry Mark Petrakis, 1966

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

A Fan's Notes

Frederick Exley, 1968

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

A Fine Romance

Cynthia Propper Seton, 1976

On 1 of the 21 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

A Flag for Sunrise

Robert Stone, 1981

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

A Garden of Earthly Delights

Joyce Carol Oates, 1967

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

A Garden of Sand

Earl Thompson, 1971

On 1 of the 21 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

A Guardian and a Thief

Megha Majumdar, 2025

On 1 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

A Hologram for the King

Dave Eggers, 2012

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara, 2015

On 6 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

A Lucky Man

Jamel Brinkley, 2018

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

A Man in Full

Tom Wolfe, 1998

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

A Mother and Two Daughters

Gail Godwin, 1982

On 1 of the 21 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

A New Life

Bernard Malamud, 1961

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

A Separate Peace

John Knowles, 1959

Readers' Favourite

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

A Ship Made of Paper

Scott Spencer, 2002

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

A Shower of Summer Days

May Sarton, 1952

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

A Single Pebble

John Hersey, 1956

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

A Summons to Memphis

Peter Taylor, 1986

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

A Walk on the Wild Side

Nelson Algren, 1956

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

All Fours

Miranda July, 2024

On 3 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

All in the Family

Edwin O'Connor, 1964

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

All Souls' Rising

Madison Smartt Bell, 1995

On 1 of the 23 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr, 2014

Readers' Favourite
Prize Winner

On 4 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

All This Could Be Different

Sarah Thankam Mathews, 2022

On 1 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Always Coming Home

Ursula K. Le Guin, 1985

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Among the Dangs

George P. Elliott, 1961

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

An Unnecessary Woman

Rabih Alameddine, 2014

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Anatomy of a Murder

Robert Traver, 1958

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Andersonville

MacKinlay Kantor, 1955

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Another Brooklyn

Jacqueline Woodson, 2016

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Apostles of Light

Ellen Douglas, 1973

On 1 of the 21 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

Peter Matthiessen, 1965

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Atlas Shrugged

Ayn Rand, 1957

Readers' Favourite

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Atticus

Ron Hansen, 1996

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Band of Angels

Robert Penn Warren, 1955

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Bastard Out of Carolina

Dorothy Allison, 1992

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Because It Is Bitter, and Because It Is My Heart

Joyce Carol Oates, 1990

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Beginning Middle End

Valeria Luiselli, 2026

On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Beloved

Toni Morrison, 1987

Prize Winner

On 9 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Beyond Deserving

Sandra Scofield, 1991

On 1 of the 22 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Beyond the Bedroom Wall

Larry Woiwode, 1975

On 1 of the 21 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Big If

Mark Costello, 2002

On 1 of the 22 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Billy Bathgate

E. L. Doctorow, 1989

On 2 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

Ben Fountain, 2012

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Black Conceit

John Leonard, 1973

On 1 of the 21 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Black Leopard, Red Wolf

Marlon James, 2019

On 1 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Bleeding Edge

Thomas Pynchon, 2013

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Blonde

Joyce Carol Oates, 2000

On 2 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Blue Angel

Francine Prose, 2000

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Breathing Lessons

Anne Tyler, 1988

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 3 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Burr

Gore Vidal, 1973

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

By Love Possessed

James Gould Cozzens, 1957

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Catch-22

Joseph Heller, 1961

Stood the Test of Time

On 11 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Ceremony in Lone Tree

Wright Morris, 1960

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Chain-Gang All-Stars

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, 2023

On 1 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Chromos

Felipe Alfau, 1990

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Cloud Cuckoo Land

Anthony Doerr, 2021

On 2 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Come to Me: Stories

Amy Bloom, 1993

On 1 of the 22 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Dad

William Wharton, 1981

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Damascus Gate

Robert Stone, 1998

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Dark at the Crossing

Elliot Ackerman, 2017

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Deliverance

James Dickey, 1970

Critics' Darling

On 3 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Dèy

Edwidge Danticat, 2026

On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant

Anne Tyler, 1982

Critics' Darling

On 3 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Disappearing Earth

Julia Phillips, 2019

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Dogeaters

Jessica Hagedorn, 1990

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Dreaming in Cuban

Cristina García, 1992

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Drop City

T. C. Boyle, 2003

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

East of Eden

John Steinbeck, 1952

Readers' Favourite

On 3 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Eat the Document

Dana Spiotta, 2006

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Echo House

Ward Just, 1997

On 1 of the 23 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Endless Love

Scott Spencer, 1979

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Enemies, A Love Story

Isaac Bashevis Singer, 1966

On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Evidence of Things Unseen

Marianne Wiggins, 2003

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Expensive People

Joyce Carol Oates, 1968

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Faithful Are the Wounds

May Sarton, 1955

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

False Entry

Hortense Calisher, 1961

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Far North

Marcel Theroux, 2009

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Farragan's Retreat

Tom McHale, 1971

On 1 of the 21 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Fat City

Leonard Gardner, 1969

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Fates and Furies

Lauren Groff, 2015

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Fieldwork

Mischa Berlinski, 2007

On 1 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Florida

Christine Schutt, 2004

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Foreign Affairs

Alison Lurie, 1984

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Franny and Zooey

J. D. Salinger, 1961

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Frog

Stephen Dixon, 1991

On 1 of the 22 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

From the Terrace

John O'Hara, 1958

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Geek Love

Katherine Dunn, 1989

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Generation Without Farewell

Kay Boyle, 1960

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Generations of Men

John Clinton Hunt, 1956

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Geronimo Rex

Barry Hannah, 1972

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin, 1956

Critics' Darling

On 3 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Going Places

Leonard Michaels, 1969

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Gorgeous Lies

Martha McPhee, 2002

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Great House

Nicole Krauss, 2010

On 2 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Greenwillow

B. J. Chute, 1956

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Guilty Pleasures

Donald Barthelme, 1974

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Henderson the Rain King

Saul Bellow, 1959

Critics' Darling

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Hermaphrodeity

Alan H. Friedman, 1973

On 1 of the 21 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Highwire Moon

Susan Straight, 2001

On 1 of the 22 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Holy Skirts

René Steinke, 2005

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Home

Marilynne Robinson, 2008

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

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Home from the Hill

William Humphrey, 1958

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

House of Sand and Fog

Andre Dubus III, 1999

Readers' Favourite

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Humboldt's Gift

Saul Bellow, 1975

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Hummingbird House

Patricia Henley, 1999

On 1 of the 22 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

I Hotel

Karen Tei Yamashita, 2010

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Interstate

Stephen Dixon, 1995

On 1 of the 23 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Jefferson Selleck

Carl Jonas, 1952

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Just Above My Head

James Baldwin, 1979

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Kaaterskill Falls

Allegra Goodman, 1998

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Lark and Termite

Jayne Anne Phillips, 2009

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Le Divorce

Diane Johnson, 1997

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Leave the World Behind

Rumaan Alam, 2020

On 1 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Libra

Don DeLillo, 1988

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Lie Down in Darkness

William Styron, 1951

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Lila

Marilynne Robinson, 2014

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Lion Country

Frederick Buechner, 1971

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Lolita

Vladimir Nabokov, 1955

Critics' Darling
Stood the Test of Time

On 11 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Look at Me

Jennifer Egan, 2001

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Look at the Harlequins!

Vladimir Nabokov, 1974

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Lord Grizzly

Frederick Manfred, 1954

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Losing Battles

Eudora Welty, 1970

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Love Among the Cannibals

Wright Morris, 1957

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Love in the Ruins

Walker Percy, 1971

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Lying Low

Diane Johnson, 1979

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Mad Eden

Morgan Thomas, 2026

On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Madder Music

Peter De Vries, 1977

On 1 of the 21 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Madeleine is Sleeping

Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, 2004

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Malcolm

James Purdy, 1959

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Many Mansions

Isabel Bolton, 1952

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Marjorie Morningstar

Herman Wouk, 1955

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer

Steven Millhauser, 1996

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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Martyr!

Kaveh Akbar, 2024

On 1 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

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Matrix

Lauren Groff, 2021

On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

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Melville Goodwin, USA

John P. Marquand, 1951

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Men Die

H. L. Humes, 1960

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Moses Supposes

Ellen Currie, 1994

On 1 of the 22 lists it was eligible for

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Mrs. Bridge

Evan S. Connell, 1959

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Mumbo Jumbo

Ishmael Reed, 1972

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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My Friends

Hisham Matar, 2024

On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

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My Life as a Man

Philip Roth, 1974

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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News of the World

Paulette Jiles, 2016

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Nickel Mountain

John Gardner, 1963

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Ninety-Two in the Shade

Thomas McGuane, 1973

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

North Sun, or, the Voyage of the Whaleship Esther

Ethan Rutherford, 2025

On 1 of the 10 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Office Politics

Wilfrid Sheed, 1966

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Only Revolutions

Mark Z. Danielewski, 2006

On 1 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Operation Wandering Soul

Richard Powers, 1993

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Other People's Lives

Johanna Kaplan, 1975

On 1 of the 21 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Our Kind

Kate Walbert, 2004

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Outerbridge Reach

Robert Stone, 1992

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Pachinko

Min Jin Lee, 2017

Critics' Darling

On 2 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

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Palaver

Bryan Washington, 2025

On 1 of the 10 lists it was eligible for

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Pale Fire

Vladimir Nabokov, 1962

Critics' Darling

On 4 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Paradise

Elena Castedo, 1990

On 1 of the 22 lists it was eligible for

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Paradiso 17

Hannah Lillith Assadi, 2026

On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

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Parrot and Olivier in America

Peter Carey, 2009

On 2 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

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People Will Always Be Kind

Wilfrid Sheed, 1973

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Pericles on 31st Street

Harry Mark Petrakis, 1965

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Pictures from an Institution

Randall Jarrell, 1954

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Plainsong

Kent Haruf, 1999

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Pnin

Vladimir Nabokov, 1957

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Pretend You’re Dead and I Carry You

Julián Delgado Lopera, 2026

On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Pursuit of the Prodigal

Louis Auchincloss, 1959

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Rabbit Redux

John Updike, 1971

Critics' Darling

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Rabbit, Run

John Updike, 1960

Critics' Darling

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Rector of Justin

Louis Auchincloss, 1964

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Requiem for a Nun

William Faulkner, 1951

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Revolutionary Road

Richard Yates, 1961

Critics' Darling

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Searches and Seizures

Stanley Elkin, 1973

On 1 of the 21 lists it was eligible for

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Second Skin

John Hawkes, 1964

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Seize the Day

Saul Bellow, 1956

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Ship of Fools

Katherine Anne Porter, 1962

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Shuggie Bain

Douglas Stuart, 2020

Readers' Favourite
Prize Winner

On 3 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

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Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut, 1969

On 4 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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So Long, See You Tomorrow

William Maxwell, 1979

On 4 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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So Much for That

Lionel Shriver, 2010

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

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Something About a Soldier

Mark Harris, 1957

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Something Happened

Joseph Heller, 1974

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

State of Grace

Joy Williams, 1973

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Station Eleven

Emily St. John Mandel, 2014

Critics' Darling

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Sula

Toni Morrison, 1973

Readers' Favourite

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Sweet Thursday

John Steinbeck, 1954

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Swimming in the Volcano

Bob Shacochis, 1993

On 1 of the 22 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Telex from Cuba

Rachel Kushner, 2008

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

That Night

Alice McDermott, 1987

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The (Diblos) Notebook

James Merrill, 1966

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Anatomy Lesson

Philip Roth, 1983

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Antidote

Karen Russell, 2025

On 1 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Assistant

Bernard Malamud, 1957

Critics' Darling

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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The Association of Small Bombs

Karan Mahajan, 2016

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

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The Bad Seed

William March, 1954

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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The Balloonist

MacDonald Harris, 1976

On 1 of the 21 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Bay of Noon

Shirley Hazzard, 1970

On 2 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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The Bird Artist

Howard Norman, 1994

On 1 of the 22 lists it was eligible for

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The Birdcatcher

Gayl Jones, 2022

On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

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The Birth of a Grandfather

May Sarton, 1957

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Body of a Young Man

Mildred Walker, 1960

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Book of Daniel

E. L. Doctorow, 1971

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Buddha in the Attic

Julie Otsuka, 2011

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Build-Up

William Carlos Williams, 1952

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Caine Mutiny

Herman Wouk, 1951

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Catcher in the Rye

J. D. Salinger, 1951

Stood the Test of Time

On 10 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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The Catherine Wheel

Jean Stafford, 1951

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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The Cave

Robert Penn Warren, 1959

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Chateau

William Maxwell, 1962

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Child Buyer

John Hersey, 1960

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Chosen

Chaim Potok, 1967

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Christening Party

Francis Steegmuller, 1960

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Confessions of a Child of the Century

Thomas Rogers, 1973

On 1 of the 21 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Confessions of Nat Turner

William Styron, 1967

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 3 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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The Cool World

Warren Miller, 1959

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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The Counterlife

Philip Roth, 1986

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Courts of Memory

Frank Rooney, 1954

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Death of the Detective

Mark Smith, 1975

On 1 of the 21 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Defense

Vladimir Nabokov, 1930

On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Devil's Advocate

Morris West, 1959

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Diagnosis

Alan Lightman, 2000

On 1 of the 23 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Dick Gibson Show

Stanley Elkin, 1971

On 1 of the 21 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Dollmaker

Harriette Arnow, 1954

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Embezzler

Louis Auchincloss, 1966

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The End

Salvatore Scibona, 2008

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The End of Drum-Time

Hanna Pylväinen, 2023

On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Executioner's Song

Norman Mailer, 1979

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 3 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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The Family

David Plante, 1978

On 1 of the 21 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Feast of Love

Charles Baxter, 2000

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Flamethrowers

Rachel Kushner, 2013

Critics' Darling

On 2 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

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The Friends of Eddie Coyle

George V. Higgins, 1970

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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The Gathering Darkness

Thomas Gallagher, 1952

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Ghost Writer

Philip Roth, 1979

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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The Giant's House

Elizabeth McCracken, 1996

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Ginger Man

J.P. Donleavy, 1955

Critics' Darling

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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The Golden Spur

Dawn Powell, 1962

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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The Grass Harp

Truman Capote, 1951

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Great Believers

Rebecca Makkai, 2018

Critics' Darling

On 3 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

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The Group

Mary McCarthy, 1963

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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The Haunting of Hill House

Shirley Jackson, 1959

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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The Healing

Gayl Jones, 1998

On 1 of the 21 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Heaven of Mercury

Brad Watson, 2002

On 1 of the 22 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Holy Sinner

Thomas Mann, 1951

On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Hotel New Hampshire

John Irving, 1981

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The House of Five Talents

Louis Auchincloss, 1960

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The House on the Lagoon

Rosario Ferré, 1995

On 1 of the 23 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Huge Season

Wright Morris, 1954

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Joy Luck Club

Amy Tan, 1989

Readers' Favourite

On 2 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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The Known World

Edward P. Jones, 2003

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 4 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

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The Landsmen

Peter Martin, 1952

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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The Last Gentleman

Walker Percy, 1966

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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The Last Hunt

Milton Lott, 1954

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Last Hurrah

Edwin O'Connor, 1956

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse

Louise Erdrich, 2001

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Late Great Creature

Brock Brower, 1971

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Lazarus Project

Aleksandar Hemon, 2008

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Leavers

Lisa Ko, 2014

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Liberation of Lord Byron Jones

Jesse Hill Ford, 1965

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Light Infantry Ball

Hamilton Basso, 1959

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Lost Country

J. R. Salamanca, 1958

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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The Lowland

Jhumpa Lahiri, 2013

On 3 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

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The MacGuffin

Stanley Elkin, 1991

On 1 of the 22 lists it was eligible for

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The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love

Oscar Hijuelos, 1989

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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The Mansion

William Faulkner, 1959

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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The March

E. L. Doctorow, 2005

On 2 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

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The Martyred

Richard E. Kim, 1964

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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The Morning and the Evening

Joan Williams, 1961

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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The Morning Watch

James Agee, 1950

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Mosquito Coast

Paul Theroux, 1981

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Night of the Hunter

Davis Grubb, 1953

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Northern Lights

Howard Norman, 1987

On 1 of the 21 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Odd Woman

Gail Godwin, 1974

On 1 of the 21 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Old Man and the Sea

Ernest Hemingway, 1952

Readers' Favourite
Prize Winner

On 5 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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The Optimist's Daughter

Eudora Welty, 1969

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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The Other Americans

Laila Lalami, 2019

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

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The Pawnbroker

Edward Lewis Wallant, 1961

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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The Pistol

James Jones, 1958

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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The Poorhouse Fair

John Updike, 1958

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Presence of Grace

J. F. Powers, 1956

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Prince

R. M. Koster, 1972

On 1 of the 21 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Prophets

Robert Jones Jr., 2021

On 1 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

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The Public Burning

Robert Coover, 1977

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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The Pursuit of Happiness

Thomas Rogers, 1968

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Puttermesser Papers

Cynthia Ozick, 1997

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Return of HYMAN KAPLA*N

Leo Rosten, 1959

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Return of Lady Brace

Nancy Wilson Ross, 1957

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The River Beyond the World

Janet Peery, 1996

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Second Coming

Walker Percy, 1980

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Sojourn

Andrew Krivak, 2011

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Spider's House

Paul Bowles, 1955

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Strange Children

Caroline Gordon, 1951

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Third Choice

Elizabeth Janeway, 1959

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Throwback Special

Chris Bachelder, 2016

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Tiger's Wife

Téa Obreht, 2010

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

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The Town of Babylon

Alejandro Varela, 2022

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Transit of Venus

Shirley Hazzard, 1980

Critics' Darling

On 2 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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The Tree of Life

Hugh Nissenson, 1985

On 1 of the 21 lists it was eligible for

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The Trouble of One House

Brendan Gill, 1950

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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The Turner House

Angela Flournoy, 2015

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Velvet Horn

Andrew Nelson Lytle, 1957

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The View from Pompey's Head

Hamilton Basso, 1954

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Violent Bear It Away

Flannery O'Connor, 1960

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Voice at the Back Door

Elizabeth Spencer, 1957

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The War Lover

John Hersey, 1959

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Will

Harvey Swados, 1963

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Winthrop Woman

Anya Seton, 1958

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Witch Diggers

Jessamyn West, 1951

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The World According to Garp

John Irving, 1978

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Yellow Birds

Kevin Powers, 2012

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Zero

Jess Walter, 2006

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Then We Came to the End

Joshua Ferris, 2007

Readers' Favourite

On 2 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

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These Thousand Hills

A. B. Guthrie, 1956

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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This Other Eden

Paul Harding, 2023

On 2 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

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To an Early Grave

Wallace Markfield, 1964

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee, 1960

Prize Winner

On 11 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Trance

Christopher Sorrentino, 2005

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Transparent Things

Vladimir Nabokov, 1972

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Underworld

Don DeLillo, 1997

Critics' Darling

On 4 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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Union Dues

John Sayles, 1978

On 1 of the 21 lists it was eligible for

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V.

Thomas Pynchon, 1963

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Vanished

Mary McGarry Morris, 1988

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Veronica

Mary Gaitskill, 2005

Critics' Darling

On 2 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

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Wake Up, Stupid

Mark Harris, 1960

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Wartime Lies

Louis Begley, 1991

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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Wheat That Springeth Green

J. F. Powers, 1988

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Where the Dead Sit Talking

Brandon Hobson, 2018

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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White Man's Grave

Richard Dooling, 1994

On 1 of the 22 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Who Do You Love

Jean Thompson, 1999

On 1 of the 22 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Why Are We in Vietnam?

Norman Mailer, 1967

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Winds of Morning

H. L. Davis, 1952

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Wonderland

Joyce Carol Oates, 1971

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Zorrie

Laird Hunt, 2021

On 1 of the 11 lists it was eligible for