2009 Pulitzer Winner for Fiction

April 20, 2009

The 2009 Pultizer Prizes were just barely announced. And the winner for fiction is . . .

Pulitzer Project

Olive Kitteridge, by Elizabeth Strout

Ironically, I have this book on my nightstand right now and kind of lost interest after the first fifty pages. I guess I’ll definitely be finishing it now.

I’ve never heard of either of the finalists:

The Plague of Doves, by Louise Erdrich and All Souls, by Christine Schutt

Click here to see the rest of the 2009 winners.

Tagged as: Literary Awards

{ 7 comments }

1 Jackie (Farm Lane Books) April 20, 2009 at 1:58 pm: I haven’t heard of either of the finalists either.

I’m sure I’ve heard a few people mention Olive Ketteridge, but I can’t remember if they thought it was good or not – I’m guessing average since I don’t know!

I’ve just ordered a second-hand copy before everyone else realises it has won and the price shoots up!
2 Nymeth April 20, 2009 at 2:07 pm: I actually haven’t heard of the winner either! I shall investigate now, though.
3 Rose City Reader April 20, 2009 at 5:04 pm: I’ll update my Pulitzer list!

I have Louise Erdrich’s The Master Butcher’s Singing Club on my TBR shelf, but have never read any of her work yet. Her book, Love Medicine, won the National Book Critics’ Circle Award in 1984.
4 Care April 21, 2009 at 8:38 am: I like the All Souls cover…
5 Pooch April 21, 2009 at 2:37 pm: I had the same experience with Olive Kitteridge and feel satisfied somehow that you did the same. It must be the ol’ am-I-the-only-one- who just can’t get involved with this story!
6 Kelly April 24, 2009 at 1:06 am: Thanks for the post! I missed this in the news…oops. :-)
7 Care July 9, 2009 at 10:03 am: so? did you ever finish Olive Kitteridge? I loved it!