![]() It’s a way to reflect back on the literary year that was-and to uncover those works of fiction that might’ve been missed when they were released. No matter how difficult it might be to figure out the year’s winner ahead of time, it’s still fun. Honestly, who would’ve written “none” in a prediction contest? The most difficult year in recent memory to offer a correct guess, though, was 2012. Similarly, short story collections and debuts are rare winners, so the announcement of Jhumpa Lahiri’s Interpreter of Maladies was a double shock as the winner in 2000. Small press books and humorous novels aren’t necessarily the common choice for the Pulitzer Prize. For example, I think few people would’ve guessed recent wins by Paul Harding’s Tinkers or Andrew Sean Greer’s Less. You see, with the Pulitzer, there can be big surprises. Predicting the winner for the upcoming Prize, which will be announced on May 8 th, is tough. Whether we love them or we hate them, they are books that will always be a part of America’s rich literary history because they are past winners of the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. The Pulitzer Prize isn’t the only major literary award, but it is the one that seems to get the most attention. ![]()
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