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Award year

1964 National Book Award

Sources: official announcement 1, official announcement 2, official announcement 3, official announcement 4

Fiction

  • Cover of Idiots First by Bernard MalamudNational Book Award

    Idiots First

    Bernard Malamud

    National Book Award Finalist

  • Cover of The Group by Mary McCarthyNational Book Award

    The Group

    Mary McCarthy

    National Book Award Finalist

  • Cover of The Will by Harvey SwadosNational Book Award

    The Will

    Harvey Swados

    National Book Award Finalist

  • Cover of V by Thomas PynchonNational Book Award

    V

    Thomas Pynchon

    National Book Award Finalist

Poetry

Also recognized

  • To Mix with Time by May SwensonFinalist

Arts and Letters

History and Biography

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