One recent trend might also be in the exploration of mental health issues within a fictional context. Novels could be showing how characters struggle with anxiety, depression or other mental health problems, and how they navigate their lives and relationships while dealing with these issues. This is in line with the increasing awareness and importance of mental health in our society today.
In recent years, Richard Powers' 'The Overstory' won. It's a novel that focuses on trees and the environment, but also on human relationships and how we interact with the natural world.
Recent winner Richard Powers with his book 'The Overstory'. It focuses on trees and the environment in a very unique way. It weaves together different stories of people whose lives are somehow connected to trees, and it's a really thought - provoking take on our relationship with nature.
Jesmyn Ward's 'Salvage the Bones' is also a winner. It's a heart - wrenching story set in Mississippi that delves into the lives of a poor black family as they face the approaching Hurricane Katrina.
Some well - known National Book Critics Award winners in Fiction include Jonathan Franzen for 'The Corrections'.
The main notable work from the 2013 Fiction National Book Award winners is 'The Orphan Master's Son' by Adam Johnson.
Many of these works tend to have strong character development. For example, in 'To Kill a Mockingbird', Scout's growth throughout the story is very well - portrayed. They also often deal with important social issues. Like 'The Color Purple' tackles issues of race and gender inequality.
Another one is 'All the Light We Cannot See' by Anthony Doerr. This novel beautifully weaves together the stories of a blind French girl and a German boy during World War II, with vivid descriptions and a moving plot.
Well, 'Gravity's Rainbow' by Thomas Pynchon is quite famous. It's a complex and challenging work that weaves together various historical, scientific, and cultural elements in a post - modernist style.
The National Book Award in 2013 for Fiction was given to Adam Johnson for his work 'The Orphan Master's Son'. This book is set in North Korea and delves deep into the lives of its characters in that unique and often mysterious setting. It was recognized for its powerful storytelling, vivid characters, and the way it shed light on a part of the world that is not always well - understood in Western literature.
The winner of the 2018 National Book Award for Fiction was Sigrid Nunez for her novel 'The Friend'.