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Award year

1965 National Book Award

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

Fiction

  • Cover of Herzog by Saul BellowWinner

    Herzog

    Saul Bellow

    National Book Award Winner

  • Cover of Second Skin by John HawkesNational Book Award

    Second Skin

    John Hawkes

    National Book Award Finalist

  • Cover of Short Friday by Isaac Bashevis SingerNational Book Award

    Short Friday

    Isaac Bashevis Singer

    National Book Award Finalist

  • Cover of The Defense by Vladimir NabokovNational Book Award

    The Defense

    Vladimir Nabokov

    National Book Award Finalist

  • Cover of The Martyred by Richard KimNational Book Award

    The Martyred

    Richard Kim

    National Book Award Finalist

Poetry

Also recognized

  • Flower Herding on Mount Monadnock by Galway KinnellFinalist
  • For the Union Dead by Robert LowellFinalist
  • The Enemy Joy by Ben BelittFinalist

Arts and Letters

History and Biography

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