Jul 03 2006
New Pulitzer Prizes in Literature
- Best use of ironic footnotes in an otherwise serious novel
- Most lighthearted treatment of incest, rape or nazis in a dramatic work
- Best use of a single-word chapter
- Mr. Penwick meets a curious character and someone is recognized for using long descriptive chapter titles
- Most likely to be endorsed by Oprah, bought by adrift housewives, and donated to library book sales the following year
- Thicker than Infinite Jest
