Tuesday, April 15, 2014

And the winners are...

The 2014 Pulitzer Prize winners have been announced. Here are the winners for Books, Drama and Music:

Fiction:
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
A young boy in New York City, Theo Decker, miraculously survives an accident that takes the life of his mother. Aloneand abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by a friend's family and struggles to make sense of his new life. In the years that follow, he becomes entranced by one of the few things that reminds him of his mother: a small, mysteriously captivating painting that ultimately draws Theo into the art underworld. Composed with the skills of a master, The Goldfinch is a haunted odyssey through present-day America, and a drama of almost unbearable acuity and power. It is a story of loss and obsession, survival and self-invention, and the enormous power of art.

History:
Recreates the events that inspired hundreds of slaves to pressure British admirals into becoming liberators by using their intimate knowledge of the countryside to transform the war.

Biography:
Provides a portrait of Thoreau's editor and Emerson's friend, who was also a daring war correspondent and a crusader for women's rights who had a passion for her life's work, which was eclipsed by tragedy and scandal after her death at the age of forty.

General Nonfiction:
Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation by Dan FaginRecounts the decades-long saga of the New Jersey seaside town plagued by childhood cancers caused by air and water pollution due to the indiscriminate dumping of toxic chemicals.

Drama:
The Flick by Annie Baker

Poetry:
3 Sections by Vijay Seshadri

Music:
Become Ocean by John Luther Adams 


For a list of other winners and the other finalists, visit the Pulitzer Website.

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