Pulitzer prize for fiction predictions 2018
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It is a truth universally acknowledged that I am obsessed with the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. As much as I might enjoy following other book awards, the Pulitzer is the one that has my heart. I’m even working on a project where I am reading every book that has won a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Last year, I covered Interpreter of Maladies, the book I credit with starting my obsession with the prize.
Every year, I also embark on a fool&#;s errand: trying to predict what will win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. With the Pulitzer, you&#;re making a stab in the dark. It&#;s the only major literary prize with no longlist and no list of finalists to go off of. You don&#;t even know who the jury is because the Pulitzer Board prefers them to remain anonymous until the prize is announced (in order to prevent campaigning). You only get one shot to get it right and you don&#;t get any hints as to which direction the prize might go this year. But that also makes it fun… if a little maddening.
There aren’t even any consistent indicators for what might be on its way to a win. Sometimes, the ALA Notable Titles are helpful, but more often, they aren’t. Sometimes, the PEN/Faulkner longlist gives you a good idea, but most of the time, it doesn’t (and th
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Who will be the Pulitzer Prize Winner for Fiction?
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