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1981 National Book Award Winners
Browse the 1981 National Book Award winners and nominees by category. Each category starts with the winner, followed by nominees and other recognized titles.
Children's Book: Fiction (paperback)
Winner and nominees for the 1981 National Book Award Children's Book: Fiction (paperback) category.
Fiction (Hardcover)
Winner and nominees for the 1981 National Book Award Fiction (Hardcover) category.
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Plains Song
Fiction (Paperback)
Winner and nominees for the 1981 National Book Award Fiction (Paperback) category.
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The Stories of John Cheever
First Novel
Winner and nominees for the 1981 National Book Award First Novel category.
Winner
Sister Wolf
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Children's Book: Fiction (paperback)
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Fiction (Hardcover)
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Fiction (Paperback)
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Picture Book (Hardcover)
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Children's Book: Fiction (hardcover)
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Mystery (hardcover)
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Mystery (paperback)
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Original Paperback
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