Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel (through 1947), and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (after 1947).
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Public
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Elbow Room by James Alan McPherson
In his new collection, Elbow Room, McPherson's gift for characterization and his mastery of dialogue have matured. These twelve …
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The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
4 stars
Author of The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead brilliantly dramatizes another strand of American history through the story of two boys …
Phil in SF says: 2020 winner
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Foreign Affairs by Alison Lurie
3 stars
When was the last time you read a novel whose heroine was "…fifty-four years old, small, plain, and unmarried – …
Phil in SF says: 1985 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Fiction
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A Summons To Memphis by Peter Taylor
In this richly observed, finely tuned novel, Peter Taylor takes us into the fascinating world he has made his own: …
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3 stars
It's 1989, and Harry 'Rabbit' Angstrom is far from restful. Fifty-six and overweight, he has a struggling business on his …
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A thousand acres by Jane Smiley
3 stars
This powerful twentieth-century reimagining of Shakespeare’s King Lear centers on a wealthy Iowa farmer who decides to divide his farm …
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The stone diaries by Carol Shields
4 stars
This is the poignant story of Daisy Goodwill, twentieth-century pilgrim, from her calamitous birth in Canada to her death in …
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Independence day by Richard Ford
Independence Day is a 1995 novel by Richard Ford and the sequel to Ford's 1986 novel The Sportswriter. This novel …
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Martin Dressler by Steven Millhauser
4 stars
Steven Millhauser's new novel tells the story of a young entrepreneur in late-nineteenth-century New York City whose ambition to make …
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4 stars
An extraordinary novel woven out of the lore of American history—by the author of the international bestseller Year of WondersFrom …
