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2003 National Book Critics Circle Award Winners

Browse the 2003 National Book Critics Circle Award winners and nominees by category. Each category starts with the winner, followed by nominees and other recognized titles.

National Book Critics Circle Award Awarded by National Book Critics Circle 1 category shown

Fiction

Winner and nominees for the 2003 National Book Critics Circle Award Fiction category.

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Winner

The Known World

Jones, Edward P.

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2003 2003 National Book Critics Circle Award winner

Nominee

Brick Lane

Ali, Monica

Standalone · General Fiction

Jun-2003 2003 National Book Critics Circle Award nominee

Nominee

A Distant Shore

Phillips, Caryl

Standalone · Literary

Oct-2003 2003 National Book Critics Circle Award nominee

Nominee

Old School

Wolff, Tobias

Standalone · Literary

Nov-2003 2003 National Book Critics Circle Award nominee

Nominee

The Time of Our Singing

Powers, Richard

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2003 2003 National Book Critics Circle Award nominee

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