Winning a Pulitzer Prize for fiction is the dream of every American writer. It is the affirmation that one is a serious writer. After reading this compilation of the deliberations of the committee of jurors, those who don't win might feel better. Year by year, from 1917 to 2006, the jurors' actual documents, even hand written scrawls, are presented. Their standards are high; in some years no book was deemed worthy of the award. This work will fascinate anyone who has ever asked why a particular book was chosen. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
The School of Journalism at Columbia University has awarded the Pulitzer Prize since 1917. Nowadays there are prizes in 21 categories from the fields of journalism, literature and music. The Pulitzer Prize Archive presentsthe history of this award from its beginnings to the present: In parts A toE the awarding oftheprize in each category is documented, commented and arranged chronologically. Part F covers the history of the prize biographically and bibliographically. Part G provides the background to thedecisions.
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