Sophie's Choice
WILLIAM STYRON

Sophie's Choice by William Styron 148 reviews (1979) (576p) National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction Finalist National Book Award Winner Modern Library 100 Best Novels of the Century

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Book Description

Three stories are told: a young Southerner wants to become a writer; a turbulent love-hate affair between a brilliant Jew and a beautiful Polish woman; and of an awful wound in that woman's past--one that impels both Sophie and Nathan toward destruction.

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William Styron Award Stats

Major Prize* Nominations 3   Unique Books Nominated for a Major Prize* 2   Pulitzer Prize Wins 1 The Confessions of Nat Turner ·   Pulitzer Prize Nominations 1 The Confessions of Nat Turner ·   National Book Critics Circle Award Wins 0   National Book Critics Circle Award Nominations 1 Sophie's Choice ·   National Book Award Wins 1 Sophie's Choice ·   National Book Award Nominations 1 Sophie's Choice ·   Man Booker Prize Wins 0   Man Booker Prize Nominations 0   PEN/Faulkner Award Wins 0   PEN/Faulkner Award Nominations 0

*Major Prize = Pulitzer Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, National Book Award, Man Booker Prize, and PEN/Faulkner Award

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