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paperbackgirl: Pulitzers were announced today and they chose not to award a fiction winner for the first time since 1977. The nominees were Karen Russell for Swamplandia!, David Foster Wallace for The Pale King, and Denis Johnson for Train Dreams. Three stellar novels and writers and zero winners. Why the snub? I’m not sure if Swamplandia! was Pulitzer Prize worthy, and having only read parts of The Pale King and Train Dreams, it’s hard for me to make a judgment. But it seems odd that DFW wouldn’t even get a posthumous award, especially in place of No Award at all.

paperbackgirl:

Pulitzers were announced today and they chose not to award a fiction winner for the first time since 1977.

The nominees were Karen Russell for Swamplandia!, David Foster Wallace for The Pale King, and Denis Johnson for Train Dreams. Three stellar novels and writers and zero winners. Why the snub?

I’m not sure if Swamplandia! was Pulitzer Prize worthy, and having only read parts of The Pale King and Train Dreams, it’s hard for me to make a judgment. But it seems odd that DFW wouldn’t even get a posthumous award, especially in place of No Award at all.

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    This genuinely distresses me. Does anyone know why
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    Unrelated to ^ …My cousin was nominated for the Pulitzer journalism award.
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    best.
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    ????
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    The votes have to be unanimous.
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    Woof.
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    this is so ridiculous, there is so much absolutely lovely and influential fiction that deserves recognition
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    I’m not sure if Swamplandia! was Pulitzer Prize worthy, and having only read parts of The Pale King and Train Dreams,...
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    Yeah, I’m sorry, this just goes to show that fuddy duddy awards like this (yes, even the Pulitzer, with it’s OMGWOW...
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  25. esquared said: Since the other categories are most likely fictionalized, thus no need for a separate “fiction” category…
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