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Random House and The National Book Foundation Celebrate 60 Years of Great American Fiction

Make your vote count! For the first time in its history, the National Book Award for Fiction is open to public vote. To participate, cast your vote for your favorite National Book Award recipient from September 21- October 21, 2009. (For details, visit: http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2009_60thanniversary.html)

2008 Winner
Shadow Country
Shadow Country
Also available as an eBook and a hardcover.
1999 Winner
Waiting
Waiting
Also available as an eBook.
1992 Winner
All the Pretty Horses
All the Pretty Horses
Also available as a hardcover.
1991 Winner
Mating
Mating
1989 Winner
Spartina
Spartina
1982 Winner
Rabbit Is Rich
Rabbit Is Rich
Also available as an unabridged audiobook download and a hardcover.
1982 (Paperback) Winner
So Long, See You Tomorrow
So Long, See You Tomorrow
1981 (Paperback) Winner
The Stories of John Cheever
The Stories of John Cheever
1980 (Hardcover) Winner
Sophie's Choice
Sophie's Choice
Also available as an abridged audio CD, abridged audiobook download and a trade paperback.
1980 Winner
Birdy
Birdy
1980 Winner
Bendigo Shafter
Bendigo Shafter
Also available as an eBook.
1980 (Hardcover) Winner
The Green Ripper
The Green Ripper
1973 Winner
Augustus
Augustus
Also available as an eBook.
1970 Winner
them
them
Also available as a hardcover.
1964 Winner
Centaur
Centaur
Also available as a hardcover.
1953 Winner
Invisible Man
Invisible Man
Also available as an unabridged audio CD and a hardcover.

Want to learn more? Read the book-a-day blog for more information about each award-winner.

The Best of the National Book Awards Fiction: You Decide!
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