The 2001 National Book Award Nominees

FICTION:

Jonathan Franzen, THE CORRECTIONS (Farrar Straus Giroux)

NONFICTION:

Andrew Solomon, THE NOONDAY DEMON: An Atlas of Despression (Free Press)

YOUNG PEOPLE'S LITERATURE:

Virginia Euwer Wolff, TRUE BELIEVER: A Novel in the Make Lemonade Trilogy (Atheneum)

POETRY:

Alan Dugan, POEMS SEVEN: New and Complete Poetry (Seven Stories Press)

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The nominees for the 2001 National Book Awards ware recently announced, the titles being selected from 1,023 submissions by 208 publishers and imprints. Of the nomination announcement the foundation's Executive Director said, "During the month following the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, shock and grief have shaped our days. In these sobering times, we instinctively turn to literature for solace and reassurance. More than ever, this year's National Book Awards must inspire us to continue the cultural conversation."

The nominees are as follows:

Fiction:

AMONG THE MISSING
Dan Chaon
Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0345441621

 

 

LOOK AT ME
Jennifer Egan
Doubleday
ISBN: 0385502761

 

 

THE CORRECTIONS
Jonathan Franzen
Farrar Straus Giroux
ISBN: 0374129983

 

 

THE LAST REPORT ON THE MIRACLES AT LITTLE NO HORSE
Louise Erdrich
HarperCollins
ISBN: 0060187271

 

 

HIGHWIRE MOON
Susan Straight
Houghton Mifflin
ISBN: 0618056149