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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
E.L. Doctorow
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October Light (John Gardner)
October Light
John Gardner
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Speedboat
Speedboat
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Details of a Sunset and Other Stories (Vladimir Nabokov)
Details of a Sunset and Other Stories
Vladimir Nabokov
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Bloodshed and Three Novellas (Cynthia Ozick)
Bloodshed and Three Novellas
Cynthia Ozick
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The Easter Parade
The Easter Parade
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Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
Toni Morrison
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Falconer
Falconer
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The Professor of Desire (Philip Roth)
The Professor of Desire
Philip Roth
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Union Dues (John Sayles)
Union Dues
John Sayles
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The Stories of John Cheever
The Stories of John Cheever
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The Coup
The Coup
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Final Payments (Mary Gordon)
Final Payments
Mary Gordon
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The World According to Garp
The World According to Garp
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Wrinkles (Charles Simmons)
Wrinkles
Charles Simmons
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The Year of the French (Thomas Flanagan)
The Year of the French
Thomas Flanagan
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The Ghost Writer
The Ghost Writer
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Sophie's Choice
Sophie's Choice
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The Executioner's Song
The Executioner's Song
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Sleepless Nights
Sleepless Nights
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King of the Jews (Leslie Epstein)
King of the Jews
Leslie Epstein
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The Transit of Venus
The Transit of Venus
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Loon Lake (E. L. Doctorow)
Loon Lake
E. L. Doctorow
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Morgan's Passing (Anne Tyler)
Morgan's Passing
Anne Tyler
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The Second Coming
The Second Coming
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So Long, See You Tomorrow
So Long, See You Tomorrow
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Rabbit Is Rich
Rabbit Is Rich
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A Flag for Sunrise
A Flag for Sunrise
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Riddley Walker
Riddley Walker
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Sixty Stories
Sixty Stories
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The Men's Club (Leonard Michaels)
The Men's Club
Leonard Michaels
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George Mills (Stanley Elkin)
George Mills
Stanley Elkin
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Levitation (Cynthia Ozick)
Levitation
Cynthia Ozick
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Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
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Shiloh and Other Stories
Shiloh and Other Stories
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Ironweed (William Kennedy)
Ironweed
William Kennedy
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The Anatomy Lesson (Philip Roth)
The Anatomy Lesson
Philip Roth
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Cathedral
Cathedral
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During the Reign of the Queen (Joan Chase)
During the Reign of the Queen
Joan Chase
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