1976 National Book Critics Circle Award – Fiction Winner
![October Light](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580974581-3168-image-3.jpg)
October Light
John Gardner
As Sally becomes immersed in the book, the story envelops the narrative of the siblings’ dysfunctional relationship, and Gardner explores a wide array of themes from human autonomy to self-definition to political extremism….
1976 National Book Critics Circle Award – Fiction Shortlist
![Bloodshed and Three Novellas](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580870123-588-image-3.jpg)
Bloodshed and Three Novellas
Cynthia Ozick
![Details of a Sunset and Other Stories](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1581027459-6103-image-3.jpg)
Details of a Sunset and Other Stories
Vladimir Nabokov
![Speedboat](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580958006-1836-image-3.jpg)
Speedboat
Renata Adler
![The Easter Parade](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1581024793-5883-image-3.jpg)