Annal: 1982 National Book Award for First Fiction
Results of the National Book Award in the year 1982.
Dale Loves Sophie to Death: A Novel
- 1982 NBA–1st Novel winner
- Score: 10.32
A novel that explores themes of familial and romantic bonds as it tells the story of a woman whose husband stays behind in New England while she journeys to her Midwestern hometown to spend a summer.


