2007 National Book Critics Circle Award – Fiction Winner
![The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1581036223-6826-image-3.jpg)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Junot Diaz
Living with an old-world mother and rebellious sister, an urban New Jersey misfit dreams of becoming the next J. R. R. Tolkien and believes that a long-standing family curse is thwarting his efforts to find love and happiness. A first novel by the author o…
2007 National Book Critics Circle Award – Fiction Shortlist
![In The Country of Men](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580866505-289-image-3.jpg)
In The Country of Men
Hisham Matar
![Sacred Games](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580963936-2325-image-3.jpg)
Sacred Games
Vikram Chandra
![The Gravedigger’s Daughter](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1581014423-5030-image-3.jpg)
The Gravedigger’s Daughter
Joyce Carol Oates
![The Shadow Catcher](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580961629-2135-image-3.jpg)