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The Pulitzer Prize was named after Hungarian newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer, known for his creative contributions to the industry as well as to the political and social tapestry of America. This award honors books which address the largest themes in life, the raw passion and tragedy of the human condition.
The first Pulitzer Prizes were awarded in 1917. In 1998 the board was composed of five publishers, six editors, six academics including the president of Columbia University and the dean of the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, one columnist, and the administrator of the prizes. The dean and the administrator are nonvoting members. The chair rotates annually to the most senior member. The board is self-perpetuating in the election of members. Voting members may serve three terms of three years. In the selection of the members of the board and of the juries, close attention is given to professional excellence and affiliation, as well as diversity in terms of gender, ethnic background, geographical distribution, and in the choice of journalists and size of newspaper.
The following are the 2002 winners and nominees in the literature categories:
Fiction:
EMPIRE FALLS
Richard Russo
Alfred A. Knopf
ISBN: 0375726403
Nonfiction:
CARRY ME HOME: Birmingham, Alabama, the Climactic Battle of the Civil Rights Revolution
Diane McWhorter
Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 0743217721
History:
THE METAPHYSICAL CLUB: A Story of Ideas in America
Louis Menand
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 0374528497
Biography:
JOHN ADAMS
David McCullough
Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 0684813637
Poetry:
PRACTICAL GODS
Carl Dennis
Penguin Books
ISBN: 0141002301
Drama:
TOPDOG/UNDERDOG
Suzan-Lori Parks
Theatre Communications Group
ISBN: 1559362014
The full list of the award winners and nominees, including those for journalism and music, can be found on The Pulitzer Prize website: www.pulitzer.org
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