October Light John Gardner October Light by John Gardner NBCC Fiction 1976 (awarded 1977) · Winner Sign in to put this book on your shelf. Prize history National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction 1976 · awarded 1977 Winner National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction 1976 finalists Bloodshed and Three Novellas Cynthia Ozick Bloodshed and Three Novellas Cynthia Ozick Details of a Sunset and Other Stories Vladimir Nabokov Details of a Sunset and Other Stories Vladimir Nabokov Speedboat Renata Adler Speedboat Renata Adler The Easter Parade Richard Yates The Easter Parade Richard Yates More by John Gardner Nickel Mountain John Gardner Nickel Mountain 1974