1993 National Book Critics Circle Award – Fiction Winner
![A Lesson Before Dying](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580855075-59578-image-3.jpg)
A Lesson Before Dying
Ernest J. Gaines
“This majestic, moving novel is an instant classic, a book that will be read, discussed and taught beyond the rest of our lives.”—Chicago Tribune Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, A Lesson Before Dying is a deep and compassionate novel abou…
1993 National Book Critics Circle Award – Fiction Shortlist
![Feather Crowns](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1581020556-5533-image-3.jpg)
Feather Crowns
Bobbie Ann Mason
![The Jade Cabinet](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1581035932-6802-image-3.jpg)
The Jade Cabinet
Rikki Ducornet
![The Shipping News](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580848808-59062-image-3.jpg)
The Shipping News
E. Annie Proulx
![Vindication](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580943460-60425-image-3.jpg)