National Book Award for Fiction 1982

Nominations

WinnerRabbit is RichJohn Updike
WinnerSo Long, See You TomorrowWilliam Maxwell
The Hotel New HampshireJohn Irving
A Flag for SunriseRobert Stone
DadWilliam Wharton
Morgan's PassingAnne Tyler
Loon LakeE. L. Doctorow
The Transit of VenusShirley Hazzard
The Second ComingWalker Percy
Ellis Island and Other StoriesMark Helprin