Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Public

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Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel (through 1947), and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (after 1947).

  1. A Summons To Memphis by 

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    In this richly observed, finely tuned novel, Peter Taylor takes us into the fascinating world he has made his own: …

  2. Breathing Lessons by 

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    Maggie is harum-scarum, impetuous, soft; Ira is competent, patient, infallible. They have been married for twenty-eight years.

    One a hot …

  3. The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love by 

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    It's 1940. Two young Cuban musicians make their way up from Havana to the grand stage of New York. It …

  4. Rabbit at Rest by 

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    In John Updike's fourth and final novel about ex-basketball player Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom, the hero has acquired heart trouble, a …

  5. A Thousand Acres by 

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    In her major new novel, Jane Smiley takes us into the world of a thriving Iowa farm: one thousand acres- …

  6. The Stone Diaries by 

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    THE STONE DIARIES is one ordinary woman's story of her journey through life. Born in 1905, Daisy Stone Goodwill drifts …

  7. Independence Day by 

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    A visionary account of American life — and the long-awaited sequel to one of the most celebrated novels of the …

  8. Martin Dressler by 

    3 stars

    Steven Millhauser's new novel tells the story of a young entrepreneur in late-nineteenth-century New York City whose ambition to make …

  9. March by 

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    As the North reels under a series of unexpected defeats during the dark first year of the war, one man …

  10. Olive Kitteridge by 

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    At times stern, at other times patient, at times perceptive, at other times in sad denial, Olive Kitteridge, a retired …

  11. Tinkers by 

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    An old man lies dying. As time collapses into memory, he travels deep into his past where he is reunited …

  12. The Orphan Master's Son by 

    3 stars

    An epic novel and a thrilling literary discovery, The Orphan Master's Son follows a young man's journey through the icy …

  13. Trust by 

    4 stars

    Phil in SF says:

    2023 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Fiction

  14. Less by 

    3 stars

    Who says you can't run away from your problems?

    You are a failed novelist about to turn fifty. A wedding …

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