2008 Pulitzer Prize – Fiction Winner
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Junot Díaz
Living with an old-world mother and rebellious sister, an urban New Jersey misfit dreams of becoming the next J. R. R. Tolkien and believes that a long-standing family curse is thwarting his efforts to find love and happiness. A first novel by the author o…
2008 Pulitzer Prize – Fiction Shortlist
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Shakespeare’s Kitchen
Lore Segal
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