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JEFFREY BROWN (Newshour): When the Pulitzer Prizes (official site) were announced earlier this week, there was one rather glaring omission in the arts categories. No award was given for fiction, the first time that's happened since 1977.
Today, the administrator of the Pulitzer Prize (Wikipedia) told the NewsHour that -- quote -- "The jury nominated three finalists, and the board gave the nominations lengthy consideration, but at the end of the discussions, no finalist rose to the level of the majority vote. When there is no majority, there is no award."
The no-decision stirred up the world of books, including two bestselling authors who join us now. Ann Patchett's novels include "Bel Canto" and her latest, "State of Wonder." She also owns and runs Parnassus Books, an independent bookstore in Nashville. Lev Grossman's novels include "The Magicians" and "The Magician King." He serves as the book critic for Time magazine.
NOTE: Prize for Fiction – "for distinguished fiction by an American author, preferably dealing with American life."
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