National book award for Fiction 1969-1979

1.
Augustus
Augustus 4.25 avg rating — 18,607 ratings
2.
The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford
The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford 3.72 avg rating — 1,523 ratings
3.
Mr. Sammler's Planet
Mr. Sammler's Planet 3.75 avg rating — 3,816 ratings
4.
Losing Battles
Losing Battles 3.61 avg rating — 625 ratings
5.
Farragan's Retreat
Farragan's Retreat 3.89 avg rating — 35 ratings
6.
Wonderland (Wonderland Quartet, #4)
Wonderland (Wonderland Quartet, #4) 3.81 avg rating — 1,447 ratings
7.
The Pagan Rabbi and Other Stories
The Pagan Rabbi and Other Stories 3.77 avg rating — 240 ratings
8.
Love in the Ruins
Love in the Ruins 3.82 avg rating — 4,264 ratings
9.
A Garden of Sand
A Garden of Sand 4.14 avg rating — 348 ratings
10.
Rabbit Redux (Rabbit Angstrom, #2)
Rabbit Redux (Rabbit Angstrom, #2) 3.81 avg rating — 16,267 ratings
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Chimera
Chimera 3.71 avg rating — 2,243 ratings
12.
The Late Great Creature
The Late Great Creature 3.51 avg rating — 71 ratings
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Hermaphrodeity
Hermaphrodeity liked it 3.00 avg rating — 7 ratings
14.
Geronimo Rex
Geronimo Rex 3.89 avg rating — 838 ratings
15.
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
The Friends of Eddie Coyle 4.05 avg rating — 10,370 ratings
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The Prince (Tinieblas Trilogy #1)
The Prince (Tinieblas Trilogy #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 26 ratings
17.
Transparent Things
Transparent Things 3.64 avg rating — 4,621 ratings
18.
Mumbo Jumbo
Mumbo Jumbo 3.85 avg rating — 4,795 ratings
19.
The Confession of a Child of the Century
The Confession of a Child of the Century 3.65 avg rating — 26 ratings
20.
Enemies: A Love Story
Enemies: A Love Story 3.97 avg rating — 3,648 ratings
21.
A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories.
A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories. 4.12 avg rating — 648 ratings
22.
Beasts of the Southern Wild and Other Stories
Beasts of the Southern Wild and Other Stories 3.91 avg rating — 253 ratings
23.
The World of Apples
The World of Apples 3.79 avg rating — 341 ratings
24.
Apostles of Light (Banner Books)
Apostles of Light (Banner Books) 3.96 avg rating — 26 ratings
25.
Searches and Seizures
Searches and Seizures 4.05 avg rating — 152 ratings
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Nickel Mountain
Nickel Mountain 3.72 avg rating — 1,057 ratings
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Black Conceit
Black Conceit did not like it 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating
28.
Ninety-two in the Shade
Ninety-two in the Shade 3.73 avg rating — 1,864 ratings
29.
People Will Always Be Kind
People Will Always Be Kind 3.33 avg rating — 15 ratings
30.
Burr
Burr 4.09 avg rating — 10,488 ratings
31.
State of Grace
State of Grace 4.12 avg rating — 708 ratings
32.
Dog Soldiers
Dog Soldiers 3.70 avg rating — 7,339 ratings
33.
The Hair of Harold Roux
The Hair of Harold Roux 3.67 avg rating — 459 ratings
34.
Guilty Pleasures
Guilty Pleasures 3.89 avg rating — 129 ratings
35.
The Odd Woman
The Odd Woman 3.49 avg rating — 425 ratings
36.
Something Happened
Something Happened 3.54 avg rating — 8,465 ratings
37.
Sula
Sula 4.05 avg rating — 117,012 ratings
38.
Look at the Harlequins!
Look at the Harlequins! 3.74 avg rating — 1,701 ratings
39.
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute: Stories
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute: Stories 4.01 avg rating — 2,781 ratings
40.
My Life as a Man
My Life as a Man 3.72 avg rating — 2,616 ratings
41.
The Death of the Detective
The Death of the Detective 3.40 avg rating — 159 ratings
42.
J R
J R 4.32 avg rating — 3,682 ratings
43.
The Collected Stories of Hortense Calisher
The Collected Stories of Hortense Calisher 3.64 avg rating — 14 ratings
44.
Other People's Lives
Other People's Lives 2.67 avg rating — 39 ratings
45.
Tyrants Destroyed and Other Stories
Tyrants Destroyed and Other Stories 4.17 avg rating — 156 ratings
46.
Beyond the Bedroom Wall: A Family Album (Graywolf Rediscovery Series)
Beyond the Bedroom Wall: A Family Album (Graywolf Rediscovery Series) 4.16 avg rating — 213 ratings
47.
The Spectator Bird
The Spectator Bird really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8,582 ratings
48.
Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?
Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? 4.19 avg rating — 19,017 ratings
49.
The Balloonist
The Balloonist 3.66 avg rating — 187 ratings
50.
Orsinian Tales
Orsinian Tales 3.66 avg rating — 2,172 ratings
51.
A Fine Romance
A Fine Romance 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings
52.
Blood Tie
Blood Tie 3.38 avg rating — 175 ratings
53.
The Public Burning
The Public Burning 4.01 avg rating — 1,465 ratings
54.
Madder Music
Madder Music 3.62 avg rating — 63 ratings
55.
Union Dues
Union Dues 3.96 avg rating — 170 ratings
56.
Going After Cacciato
Going After Cacciato 3.91 avg rating — 14,427 ratings
57.
The World According to Garp
The World According to Garp 4.11 avg rating — 235,964 ratings
58.
Lying Low
Lying Low 3.28 avg rating — 121 ratings
59.
The Family
The Family 3.86 avg rating — 29 ratings
60.
Morte D'Urban
Morte D'Urban 3.80 avg rating — 1,040 ratings
61.
Pale Fire
Pale Fire 4.17 avg rating — 55,890 ratings
62.
Ship of Fools
Ship of Fools 3.67 avg rating — 2,930 ratings
63.
The Golden Spur
The Golden Spur 3.92 avg rating — 327 ratings
64.
Going Away: A Report, A Memoir
Going Away: A Report, A Memoir 3.51 avg rating — 63 ratings
65.
Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories
Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories 3.91 avg rating — 1,526 ratings
66.
The Centaur
The Centaur 3.70 avg rating — 4,894 ratings
67.
Idiots First
Idiots First 3.81 avg rating — 365 ratings
68.
The Group
The Group 3.68 avg rating — 16,960 ratings
69.
V.
V. 3.97 avg rating — 24,778 ratings
70.
The Will
The Will 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings
71.
Herzog
Herzog 3.76 avg rating — 22,522 ratings
72.
The Rector of Justin
The Rector of Justin 3.93 avg rating — 1,011 ratings
73.
Second Skin
Second Skin 3.88 avg rating — 504 ratings
74.
The Martyred
The Martyred 3.83 avg rating — 251 ratings
75.
To an Early Grave
To an Early Grave 3.70 avg rating — 30 ratings
76.
The Luzhin Defense
The Luzhin Defense 3.94 avg rating — 15,462 ratings
77.
Short Friday and Other Stories
Short Friday and Other Stories 4.06 avg rating — 335 ratings
78.
The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter
The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter 3.97 avg rating — 6,229 ratings
79.
The Liberation of Lord Byron Jones
The Liberation of Lord Byron Jones 4.19 avg rating — 37 ratings
80.
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
At Play in the Fields of the Lord 4.03 avg rating — 3,228 ratings
81.
The (Diblos) Notebook
The (Diblos) Notebook 3.41 avg rating — 39 ratings
82.
Everything That Rises Must Converge: Stories
Everything That Rises Must Converge: Stories 4.22 avg rating — 21,772 ratings
83.
Pericles on 31st Street
Pericles on 31st Street really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings
84.
The Fixer
The Fixer 3.98 avg rating — 11,821 ratings
85.
The Embezzler
The Embezzler 3.76 avg rating — 139 ratings
86.
All in the Family
All in the Family 3.81 avg rating — 84 ratings
87.
The Last Gentleman
The Last Gentleman 3.81 avg rating — 2,651 ratings
88.
A Dream of Kings
A Dream of Kings 3.97 avg rating — 36 ratings
89.
Office Politics
Office Politics 3.47 avg rating — 171 ratings
90.
The Eighth Day
The Eighth Day 3.98 avg rating — 1,812 ratings
91.
Why Are We in Vietnam?
Why Are We in Vietnam? 3.26 avg rating — 694 ratings
92.
A Garden of Earthly Delights (Wonderland Quartet, #1)
A Garden of Earthly Delights (Wonderland Quartet, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 2,719 ratings
93.
The Chosen (Reuven Malther, #1)
The Chosen (Reuven Malther, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 96,280 ratings
94.
The Confessions of Nat Turner
The Confessions of Nat Turner 3.96 avg rating — 15,966 ratings
95.
Steps
Steps 3.75 avg rating — 3,799 ratings
96.
Lost in the Funhouse
Lost in the Funhouse 3.68 avg rating — 6,618 ratings
97.
A Fan's Notes (A Fan's Notes, #1)
A Fan's Notes (A Fan's Notes, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 4,613 ratings
98.
Expensive People (Wonderland Quartet, #2)
Expensive People (Wonderland Quartet, #2) 3.65 avg rating — 2,265 ratings
99.
The Pursuit of Happiness
The Pursuit of Happiness 3.48 avg rating — 21 ratings