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| | The National Book Foundation |
 | | The previous recipients are Jason Epstein, Daniel Boorstin, Saul Bellow, Eudora Welty, James Laughlin, Clifton Fadiman, Gwendolyn Brooks, David McCullough, Toni Morrison, Studs Terkel, John Updike, Ray Bradbury, Arthur Miller, and Philip Roth. |
 | | Published in 1974, King's first novel, Carrie, is the book that launched his incomparable career. |
 | | With the publication in 1974 of Carrie, his first novel, Stephen King quickly established a devout readership and cemented his reputation as America's premier horror-writer. |
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