In the other literary categories, Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America's Vietnam by Fredrik Logevall was awarded the History Pulitzer; Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys by Gilbert King was awarded the General Nonfiction Prize; The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss won the Biography or Autobiography award , and the poetry winner was Stag's Leap by Sharon Olds. Today is National Voter Registration Day! 2013 Press Releases Paul Tash, CEO of Tampa Bay Times, elected chair of Pulitzer Prize Board John Daniszewski, Associated Press news executive and foreign affairs specialist, named to Pulitzer Prize … For distinguished fiction published in book form during the year by an American author, preferably dealing with American life, Ten thousand dollars ($10,000). Recent winners of the Pulitzer in fiction include Jennifer Egan for “A Visit From the Goon Squad” in 2011, Paul Harding for “Tinkers” in 2010, Elizabeth Strout for “Olive Kitteridge” in 2009" and Junot Diaz for “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” in 2008. The 2013 Pulitzer Prizes were awarded on April 15, 2013 by the Pulitzer Prize Board for work during the 2012 calendar year.[1][2][3]. Viet Thanh Nguyen on his ‘Sympathizer’ sequel and the ‘scarcity’ of voices like his, After a panel for the Festival of Books, Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses his forthcoming novel ‘The Committed,’ the sequel to ‘The Sympathizer.’, Natalie Portman and Viet Thanh Nguyen talk kids books at L.A. Times Festival of Books. Business California Her work was recognized with the paper’s editorial award. Why California offers hope for the end of Trumpism — and the future of the country. The book, set in North Korea, is about a young man who rises to become a threat to the dictator Kim Jong-il, and then tries to … In its nearly 100-year history, the Pulitzer Prize in fiction has been awarded to some of America’s longest-lasting fiction novls: Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Margaret Mitchell’s “Gone With the Wind,” John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath,” Ernest Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea” and Toni Morrison’s “Beloved.”, No fiction award by Pulitzer Prize judges in 2012, Rachel Kushner lights a fire in ‘The Flamethrowers’, Carolyn Kellogg: Join me on Twitter, Facebook and Google+. Tap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you. But don’t delude yourself about the future. Kamala Harris makes history many times over as vice president-elect. “The three books were fully considered, but in the end, none mustered the mandatory majority for granting a prize, so no prize was awarded,” Sig Gissler, administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes, told The Times. The Pulitzer Prize in fiction, announced Monday, has been awarded to Adam Johnson for his book set in North Korea, “The Orphan Master’s Son.” The committee described the book as “an exquisitely crafted novel that carries the reader on an adventuresome journey into the depths of totalitarian North Korea and into the most intimate spaces of the human heart.”, Johnson teaches at Stanford; “The Orphan Master’s Son” is his third book. We made it easy for you to exercise your right to vote. Why Christopher Nolan gave in and helped a critic interpret his movies. Last year, for the first time in 35 years, there was no prize awarded for fiction. Pulitzer Prize Fiction 2013: 'Orphan Master's Son' By Adam Johnson "The Orphan Master's Son" by Adam Johnson won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2013. The fiction award comes as something as a relief to literature watchers, who were disappointed when the Pulitzer Committee declined to award a fiction prize in 2012. You can see all the 2013 winners here. The book, set in North Korea, is about a young man who rises to become a threat to the dictator Kim Jong-il, and then tries to get his wife and step children out of the country. The Times asked political strategists for the most likely contenders from whom Newsom might choose to replace Harris for the rest of her Senate term. ©2020 Verizon Media. The 2013 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Fiction. Climate & Environment. Carolyn Kellogg was Books editor of the Los Angeles Times from 2016 to 2018. Authors Emily Bernard, Morgan Jerkins and Frank Wilderson joined Times columnist Sandy Banks Wednesday night for a virtual Festival of Books event.