List of winners of the National Book Award
First Work of Fiction
First Novel First Work of Fiction

List of winners of the National Book Award

Section Title: First Work of Fiction
Table Section Text: First Novel First Work of Fiction

1980	William Wharton	Birdy

1981	Ann Arensberg	Sister Wolf

1982	Robb Forman Dew	Dale Loves Sophie to Death

1983	Gloria Naylor	The Women of Brewster Place

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Dale Loves Sophie to Death won the 1982 National Book Award in the category First Novel.
Dale Loves Sophie to Death won the 1982 National Book Award in the category First Novel.
Dale Loves Sophie to Death won the 1982 National Book Award in the category First Novel.

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final_sentence: Dale Loves Sophie to Death won the 1982 National Book Award in the category First Novel.
final_sentence: Dale Loves Sophie to Death won the 1982 National Book Award in the category First Novel.