National Book Award
Proosa-kategorian voittajat

| Vuosi | Kirjailija | Kirjan nimi | Suomenkielinen nimi |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1950 | Nelson Algren | The Man with the Golden Arm | Kultainen käsi |
| 1951 | William Faulkner | The Collected Stories of William Faulkner |  |
| 1952 | James Jones | From Here to Eternity | Täältä ikuisuuteen |
| 1953 | Ralph Ellison | Invisible Man | Näkymätön mies |
| 1954 | Saul Bellow | The Adventures of Augie March | Augie Marchin kiemurat |
| 1955 | William Faulkner | A Fable |  |
| 1956 | John O'Hara | Ten North Frederick | Kiihko ja kunnia  |
| 1957 | Wright Morris | The Field of Vision |  |
| 1958 | John Cheever | The Wapshot Chronicle |  |
| 1959 | Bernard Malamud | The Magic Barrel |  |
| 1960 | Philip Roth | Goodbye, Columbus | Hyvästi, Columbus |
| 1961 | Conrad Richter | The Waters of Kronos |  |
| 1962 | Walker Percy | The Moviegoer |  |
| 1963 | J. F. Powers | Morte d'Urban |  |
| 1964 | John Updike | The Centaur |  |
| 1965 | Saul Bellow | Herzog | Herzog |
| 1966 | Katherine Anne Porter | The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter |  |
| 1967 | Bernard Malamud | The Fixer | Tuomittu |
| 1968 | Thornton Wilder | The Eighth Day | Kahdeksas päivä |
| 1969 | Jerzy Kosinski | Steps | Askelia |
| 1970 | Joyce Carol Oates | them |  |
| 1971 | Saul Bellow | Mr. Sammler's Planet | Mr Sammlerin planeetta |
| 1972 | Flannery O’Connor | The Complete Stories of Flannery O’Connor | Palava kehä |
| 1973 | John Barth | Chimera |  |
| 1973 | John Edward Williams | Augustus | Kaukaisin ranta |
| 1974 | Thomas Pynchon | Gravity's Rainbow | Painovoiman sateenkaari |
| 1974 | Isaac Bashevis Singer | A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories |  |
| 1975 | Robert Stone | Dog Soldiers | Epäonnen soturit |
| 1975 | Thomas Williams | The Hair of Harold Roux |  |
| 1976 | William Gaddis | J R |  |
| 1977 | Wallace Stegner | The Spectator Bird |  |
| 1978 | Mary Lee Settle | Blood Tie |  |
| 1979 | Tim O'Brien | Going After Cacciato |  |
| 1980 | William Styron | Sophie's Choice | Sofien valinta |
| 1980 | John Irving | The World According to Garp | Garpin maailma |
| 1981 | Wright Morris | Plains Song |  |
| 1981 | John Cheever | The Stories of John Cheever | Hyvästi, veljeni: kertomuksia & Mahdoton radio ja muita kertomuksia |
| 1982 | John Updike | Rabbit Is Rich | Autokauppiaan unelmat |
| 1982 | William Maxwell | So Long, See You Tomorrow |  |
| 1983 | Alice Walker | The Color Purple | Häivähdys purppuraa |
| 1983 | Eudora Welty | Collected Stories of Eudora Welty |  |
| 1984 | Ellen Gilchrist | Victory Over Japan: A Book of Stories | Paratiisin pilvinen reuna |
| 1985 | Don DeLillo | White Noise | Valkoinen kohina |
| 1986 | E.L. Doctorow | World's Fair | Maailmannäyttely |
| 1987 | Larry Heinemann | Paco's Story |  |
| 1988 | Pete Dexter | Paris Trout | Mies nimeltä Paris Trout |
| 1989 | John Casey | Spartina |  |
| 1990 | Charles Johnson | Middle Passage |  |
| 1991 | Norman Rush | Mating |  |
| 1992 | Cormac McCarthy | All the Pretty Horses | Kaikki kauniit hevoset |
| 1993 | Annie Proulx | The Shipping News | Laivauutisia |
| 1994 | William Gaddis | A Frolic of His Own |  |
| 1995 | Philip Roth | Sabbath's Theater |  |
| 1996 | Andrea Barrett | Ship Fever and Other Stories |  |
| 1997 | Charles Frazier | Cold Mountain | Päämääränä Cold Mountain |
| 1998 | Alice McDermott | Charming Billy | Hurmaava mies |
| 1999 | Ha Jin | Waiting | Odotus |
| 2000 | Susan Sontag | In America |  |
| 2001 | Jonathan Franzen | The Corrections | Muutoksia |
| 2002 | Julia Glass | Three Junes |  |
| 2003 | Shirley Hazzard | The Great Fire |  |
| 2004 | Lily Tuck | The News from Paraguay |  |
| 2005 | William T. Vollmann | Europe Central |  |
| 2006 | Richard Powers | The Echo Maker | Muistin kaiku |
| 2007 | Denis Johnson | Tree of Smoke |  |
| 2008 | Peter Matthiessen | Shadow Country |  |
| 2009 | Colum McCann | Let the Great World Spin |  |
| 2010 | Jaimy Gordon | Lord of Misrule |  |
| 2011 | Jesmyn Ward | Salvage the Bones |  |
| 2012 | Louise Erdrich | The Round House | Pyöreä talo |
| 2013 | James McBride | The Good Lord Bird |  |
| 2014 | Phil Klay | Redeployment |  |
| 2015 | Adam Johnson | Fortune Smiles |  |
| 2016 | Colson Whitehead | The Underground Railroad | Maanalainen rautatie |
| 2017 | Jesmyn Ward | Sing, Unburied, Sing |  |
| 2018 | Sigrid Nunez | The Friend | Paras ystävä |
| 2019 | Susan Choi | Trust Exercise |  |
| 2020 | Charles Yu | Interior Chinatown |  |
| 2021 | Jason Mott | Hell of a Book |  |
| 2022 | Tess Gunty | The Rabbit Hutch |  |
| 2023 | Justin Torres | Blackouts |  |
| 2024 | Percival Everett | James |  |