National Book Award for Fiction 1981

Nominations

WinnerPlains SongWright Morris
WinnerThe Stories of John CheeverJohn Cheever
So Long, See You TomorrowWilliam Maxwell
The Second ComingWalker Percy
The Collected Stories of Eudora WeltyEudora Welty
War and RemembranceHerman Wouk
The Year of the FrenchThomas Flanagan
The Executioner's SongNorman Mailer
Endless LoveScott Spencer
The Transit of VenusShirley Hazzard