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 death in the family. by 

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    Forty years after its original publication, James Agee's last novel seems, more than ever, an American classic. For in his …

  2. The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters by 

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    The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters is the sweeping, romance-warmed story of the journey of a father and his son answering …

  3. Advise and consent. by 

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    Allen Drury’s Advise and Consent is one of the high points of 20th Century literature, a seminal work of political …

  4. The edge of sadness. by 

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    Beautifully written . Very human, deeply spiritual. A book that resonates with life, it's struggles, its day to day routine …

  5. The reivers by 

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  6. The Keepers of the House by 

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    In this continuously absorbing narrative of the lives of Negroes and whites, intermingling violence and tenderness, love and vengeance, Shirley …

  7. The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter by 

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    Now for the first time, her three collections of stories—Flowering Judas, Pale Horse, Pale Rider, and The …

  8. The Fixer by 

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    The Fixer is the story of a little man, a handy-man, who becomes a hero before our eyes. Yakov Bok …

  9. The Confessions of Nat Turner by 

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    In the late summer of 1831, in a remote section of southeastern Virginia, there took place the only effective, sustained …

  10. The optimist's daughter. by 

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    The Optimist's Daughter is the story of Laurel, a widow who returns to Mississippi when her father is ill and …

  11. Humboldt's gift by 

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  12. Elbow Room by 

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    In his new collection, Elbow Room, McPherson's gift for characterization and his mastery of dialogue have matured. These twelve …

  13. The Nickel Boys by 

    Author of The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead brilliantly dramatizes another strand of American history through the story of two boys …

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