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Award year

1962 National Book Award

Sources: official announcement 1, official announcement 2, official announcement 3

Fiction

  • Cover of A New Life by Bernard MalamudNational Book Award

    A New Life

    Bernard Malamud

    National Book Award Finalist

  • Cover of Catch-22 by Joseph HellerNational Book Award

    Catch-22

    Joseph Heller

    National Book Award Finalist

  • Cover of False Entry by Hortense CalisherNational Book Award

    False Entry

    Hortense Calisher

    National Book Award Finalist

  • Cover of The Chateau by William MaxwellNational Book Award

    The Chateau

    William Maxwell

    National Book Award Finalist

  • Cover of The Pawnbroker by Edward Lewis WallantNational Book Award

    The Pawnbroker

    Edward Lewis Wallant

    National Book Award Finalist

Also recognized

  • Among the Dangs by George P. ElliottFinalist
  • The Spinoza of Market Street and Other Stories by Isaac Bashevis SingerFinalist

Nonfiction

Also recognized

  • A Matter of Life and Death by Virginia PetersonFinalist
  • The Dreams of Reason by Renè DubosFinalist

Poetry

  • Cover of Poems by Alan DuganWinner

    Poems

    Alan Dugan

    National Book Award Winner

Also recognized

  • Adam Before His Mirror by Ned O'GormanFinalist
  • The Fortune Teller by John HolmesFinalist
  • The Gardner and other Poems by John Hall WheelockFinalist
  • The Islanders by Phillip BoothFinalist

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