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THE PULITZER PRIZE WINNERS - 1990 |
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| Annual awards by Columbia University. Prizes in Letters are for books published in the US - fiction, biography, general non-fiction, history and poetry. |
| Biography: *Machiavelli in Hell by DE GRAZIA This intellectual biography of the 16th century Italian quotes exclusively from Machiavelli`s own words rather than quoting others who commented upon him. In this way de Grazia, a professor at Rutgers, paints a colorful portrait of the man entirely in the context of his time. In The Prince Machiavelli had famously examined the dilemma of the ruler who must find a resolution between political necessity and ethical behavior. By thus inventing `realpolitik` Machiavelli entered the language of political discourse, and got himself rather a bad name. De Grazia`s book, which won a Pulitzer Prize, goes some way to rehabilitating him, suggesting that his immoral means were put to good political ends. Read more... |
| Drama: The Piano Lesson (Drama, Plume) by August Wilson Read more... |
| Fiction: The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love: A Novel by Oscar Hijuelos Inspired by their heroes Xavier Cugat and Desi Arnaz, brothers Cesar and Nestor Castillo come to New York City from Cuba in 1949 with designs on becoming mambo stars. Eventually they do--performing with Arnaz on "I Love Lucy" in 1955 and recording 78s with their own band, the Mambo Kings. In his second novel, Hijuelos traces the lives of the flashy, guitar-strumming Cesar and the timid, lovelorn Nestor as they cruise the East Coast club circuit in a flamingo-pink bus. Enriching the story are the brothers` friends and family members--all driven by their own private dreams. The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love won a Pulitzer Prize in 1990. Read more... |
| General NonFiction: And Their Children After Them by Dale Maharidge "...the most eloquent chronicle of the Soviet empire`s demise." --Washington Post Book World In the tradition of John Reed`s classic Ten Days That Shook the World, this bestselling account of the collapse of the Soviet Union combines the global vision of the best historical scholarship with the immediacy of eyewitness journalism. "A moving illumination . . . Remnick is the witness for us all."--Wall Street Journal. Read more... |
| History: In Our Image: America`s Empire in the Philippines by Stanley Karnow Read more... |
| Poetry: The World Doesn`t End by Charles Simic Yugoslavian-born Charles Simic, who came to the U.S. in 1954, is known as a creator of poetic fantasy. In this volume, he constructs bizarre, startling and entertaining visions in short descriptive sentences that pile one incongruous turn upon another, building images that are fresh and full of surprise. Like the river in one poem which flows backward, the power of Simic`s inner world derives from turning logic on its head and taking a look from another direction. This collection was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1990. In this collection, winner of the 1990 Pulitzer Prize, Charles Simic puns, pulls pranks. He can be jazzy and streetwise. Or cloak himself in antiquity. Simic has new eyes, and in these wonderful poems and poem... Read more... |
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