National Book Award for Fiction 1974

Nominations

WinnerGravity's RainbowThomas Pynchon
Beasts of the Southern Wild and Other StoriesDoris Betts
The World of ApplesJohn Cheever
Apostles of LightEllen Douglas
Searches and SeizuresStanley Elkin
Nickel MountainJohn Gardner
Black ConceitJohn Leonard
Ninety-Two in the ShadeThomas McGuane
People Will Always Be KindWilfrid Sheed
BurrGore Vidal
State of GraceJoy Williams