National Book Award Fiction Winners and Finalists 1950-1974

1.
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
At Play in the Fields of the Lord 4.03 avg rating β€” 3,228 ratings
2.
All in the Family
All in the Family 3.81 avg rating β€” 84 ratings
3.
Why Are We in Vietnam?
Why Are We in Vietnam? 3.26 avg rating β€” 694 ratings
4.
The Confessions of Nat Turner
The Confessions of Nat Turner 3.96 avg rating β€” 15,966 ratings
5.
Them (Wonderland Quartet, #3)
Them (Wonderland Quartet, #3) 3.71 avg rating β€” 3,660 ratings
6.
Deliverance
Deliverance 3.89 avg rating β€” 33,569 ratings
7.
The Pawnbroker
The Pawnbroker 4.02 avg rating β€” 684 ratings
8.
Revolutionary Road
Revolutionary Road 3.93 avg rating β€” 92,053 ratings
9.
False Entry
False Entry 2.80 avg rating β€” 10 ratings
10.
Among the Dangs
Among the Dangs 3.25 avg rating β€” 12 ratings
11.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating β€” 873,337 ratings
12.
A New Life
A New Life 3.73 avg rating β€” 694 ratings
13.
The Chateau
The Chateau 3.63 avg rating β€” 781 ratings
14.
Franny and Zooey
Franny and Zooey 3.96 avg rating β€” 235,162 ratings
15.
The Spinoza of Market Street
The Spinoza of Market Street 4.09 avg rating β€” 579 ratings
16.
The Morning and the Evening
The Morning and the Evening 3.57 avg rating β€” 61 ratings
17.
Pale Fire
Pale Fire 4.17 avg rating β€” 55,890 ratings
18.
Ship of Fools
Ship of Fools 3.67 avg rating β€” 2,930 ratings
19.
The Golden Spur
The Golden Spur 3.92 avg rating β€” 327 ratings
20.
Morte D'Urban
Morte D'Urban 3.80 avg rating β€” 1,040 ratings
21.
Going Away: A Report, A Memoir
Going Away: A Report, A Memoir 3.51 avg rating β€” 63 ratings
22.
Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories
Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories 3.91 avg rating β€” 1,526 ratings
23.
The Group
The Group 3.68 avg rating β€” 16,960 ratings
24.
Idiots First
Idiots First 3.81 avg rating β€” 365 ratings
25.
V.
V. 3.97 avg rating β€” 24,778 ratings
26.
The Will
The Will 3.64 avg rating β€” 11 ratings
27.
The Centaur
The Centaur 3.70 avg rating β€” 4,894 ratings
28.
Herzog
Herzog 3.76 avg rating β€” 22,522 ratings
29.
The Rector of Justin
The Rector of Justin 3.93 avg rating β€” 1,011 ratings
30.
Second Skin
Second Skin 3.88 avg rating β€” 504 ratings
31.
The Martyred
The Martyred 3.83 avg rating β€” 251 ratings
32.
To an Early Grave
To an Early Grave 3.70 avg rating β€” 30 ratings
33.
The Luzhin Defense
The Luzhin Defense 3.94 avg rating β€” 15,462 ratings
34.
Short Friday
Short Friday 4.06 avg rating β€” 335 ratings
35.
Everything That Rises Must Converge: Stories
Everything That Rises Must Converge: Stories 4.22 avg rating β€” 21,772 ratings
36.
The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter
The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter 3.97 avg rating β€” 6,229 ratings
37.
The Liberation of Lord Byron Jones
The Liberation of Lord Byron Jones 4.19 avg rating β€” 37 ratings
38.
The (Diblos) Notebook
The (Diblos) Notebook 3.41 avg rating β€” 39 ratings
39.
Pericles on 31st Street
Pericles on 31st Street really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 6 ratings
40.
The Embezzler
The Embezzler 3.76 avg rating β€” 139 ratings
41.
The Fixer
The Fixer 3.98 avg rating β€” 11,821 ratings
42.
The Last Gentleman
The Last Gentleman 3.81 avg rating β€” 2,651 ratings
43.
A Dream of Kings
A Dream of Kings 3.97 avg rating β€” 36 ratings
44.
Office Politics
Office Politics 3.47 avg rating β€” 171 ratings
45.
The Chosen (Reuven Malther, #1)
The Chosen (Reuven Malther, #1) 4.07 avg rating β€” 96,280 ratings
46.
A Garden of Earthly Delights (Wonderland Quartet, #1)
A Garden of Earthly Delights (Wonderland Quartet, #1) 3.87 avg rating β€” 2,719 ratings
47.
The Eighth Day
The Eighth Day 3.98 avg rating β€” 1,812 ratings
48.
Expensive People (Wonderland Quartet, #2)
Expensive People (Wonderland Quartet, #2) 3.65 avg rating β€” 2,265 ratings
49.
Lost in the Funhouse
Lost in the Funhouse 3.68 avg rating β€” 6,618 ratings
50.
A Fan's Notes (A Fan's Notes, #1)
A Fan's Notes (A Fan's Notes, #1) 4.05 avg rating β€” 4,613 ratings
51.
Steps
Steps 3.75 avg rating β€” 3,799 ratings
52.
The Pursuit of Happiness
The Pursuit of Happiness 3.48 avg rating β€” 21 ratings
53.
Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade
Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade 4.10 avg rating β€” 1,451,307 ratings
54.
Fat City
Fat City really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 4,616 ratings
55.
Going Places
Going Places 4.17 avg rating β€” 143 ratings
56.
The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford
The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford 3.72 avg rating β€” 1,523 ratings
57.
The Bay of Noon
The Bay of Noon 3.81 avg rating β€” 874 ratings
58.
Mr. Sammler's Planet
Mr. Sammler's Planet 3.75 avg rating β€” 3,816 ratings
59.
Bech: A Book
Bech: A Book 3.53 avg rating β€” 1,115 ratings
60.
Losing Battles
Losing Battles 3.61 avg rating β€” 625 ratings
61.
The Complete Stories
The Complete Stories 4.39 avg rating β€” 40,389 ratings
62.
The Pagan Rabbi and Other Stories
The Pagan Rabbi and Other Stories 3.77 avg rating β€” 240 ratings
63.
Lion Country
Lion Country 3.69 avg rating β€” 171 ratings
64.
The Book of Daniel
The Book of Daniel 3.85 avg rating β€” 5,846 ratings
65.
The Dick Gibson Show
The Dick Gibson Show 3.67 avg rating β€” 304 ratings
66.
Farragan's Retreat
Farragan's Retreat 3.89 avg rating β€” 35 ratings
67.
Wonderland (Wonderland Quartet, #4)
Wonderland (Wonderland Quartet, #4) 3.81 avg rating β€” 1,447 ratings
68.
Love in the Ruins
Love in the Ruins 3.82 avg rating β€” 4,264 ratings
69.
A Garden of Sand
A Garden of Sand 4.14 avg rating β€” 348 ratings
70.
Rabbit Redux (Rabbit Angstrom, #2)
Rabbit Redux (Rabbit Angstrom, #2) 3.81 avg rating β€” 16,267 ratings
71.
Chimera
Chimera 3.71 avg rating β€” 2,243 ratings
72.
The Optimist's Daughter
The Optimist's Daughter 3.52 avg rating β€” 15,055 ratings
73.
The Late Great Creature
The Late Great Creature 3.51 avg rating β€” 71 ratings
74.
Hermaphrodeity
Hermaphrodeity liked it 3.00 avg rating β€” 7 ratings
75.
Geronimo Rex
Geronimo Rex 3.89 avg rating β€” 838 ratings
76.
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
The Friends of Eddie Coyle 4.05 avg rating β€” 10,370 ratings
77.
The Prince
The Prince really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 26 ratings
78.
Transparent Things
Transparent Things 3.64 avg rating β€” 4,621 ratings
79.
Mumbo Jumbo
Mumbo Jumbo 3.85 avg rating β€” 4,795 ratings
80.
The Confession of a Child of the Century
The Confession of a Child of the Century 3.65 avg rating β€” 26 ratings
81.
Enemies: A Love Story
Enemies: A Love Story 3.97 avg rating β€” 3,648 ratings
82.
Augustus
Augustus 4.25 avg rating β€” 18,607 ratings
83.
Searches and Seizures
Searches and Seizures 4.05 avg rating β€” 152 ratings
84.
Ninety-two in the Shade
Ninety-two in the Shade 3.73 avg rating β€” 1,864 ratings
85.
People Will Always Be Kind
People Will Always Be Kind 3.33 avg rating β€” 15 ratings
86.
Beasts of the Southern Wild and Other Stories
Beasts of the Southern Wild and Other Stories 3.91 avg rating β€” 253 ratings
87.
The World of Apples
The World of Apples 3.79 avg rating β€” 341 ratings
88.
Apostles of Light (Banner Books)
Apostles of Light (Banner Books) 3.96 avg rating β€” 26 ratings
89.
Nickel Mountain
Nickel Mountain 3.72 avg rating β€” 1,057 ratings
90.
Black Conceit
Black Conceit did not like it 1.00 avg rating β€” 1 rating
91.
Gravity’s Rainbow
Gravity’s Rainbow 4.01 avg rating β€” 46,895 ratings
92.
A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories.
A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories. 4.12 avg rating β€” 648 ratings
93.
Burr
Burr 4.09 avg rating β€” 10,488 ratings
94.
State of Grace
State of Grace 4.12 avg rating β€” 708 ratings