Who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2012?
Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention, by Manning Marable (Viking) An exploration of the legendary life and provocative views of one of the most significant African-Americans in U.S. history, a work that separates fact from fiction and blends the heroic and tragic.
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Why was no Pulitzer for Fiction awarded 2012?
Because no book received a majority of the votes from the board members, no prize was given. This was the first time since 1977, and the eleventh time in Pulitzer history that there was no winner in the fiction category.
What books did Colson Whitehead won the Pulitzer Prize for?
He is the author of eight novels, including his 1999 debut work The Intuitionist and The Underground Railroad (2016), for which he won the 2016 National Book Award for Fiction and the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction; he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction again in 2020 for The Nickel Boys.
What book won the Pulitzer Prize Fiction?
The Overstory, by Richard Powers (W.W. Norton)
Who won the National Book Award?
Hell of a BookFiction
All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family KeepsakeNonfictionLast Night at the Telegraph ClubYoung People’s LiteratureFloaters: PoemsPoetryWinter in SokchoTranslated Literature
National Book Award/Winners (2021)
Is Colson Whitehead a good author?
Fiction: Colson Whitehead Is One of the Finest Novelists in America – WSJ.
How many authors have won the Pulitzer twice?
Four authors have won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction twice: Booth Tarkington (1919 and 1922), William Faulkner (1955 and 1963), John Updike (1982 and 1991)and Colson Whitehead (2017 and 2020).
Who won the 2021 National Book Award?
Winter in SokchoTranslated Literature
Last Night at the Telegraph ClubYoung People’s LiteratureAll That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family KeepsakeNonfictionHell of a BookFictionFloaters: PoemsPoetry
2021 National Book Awards/Winners