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ALL THAT GLITTERS.(The Economy of Prestige)(Book Review)
In 1987, "Paco's Story," by Larry Heinemann, won the National Book Award for Fiction. The acclaim that greeted this selection was less than universal, and the reason--no fault of Heinemann's--is that 1987 was also the year of Toni Morrison's "Beloved." Morrison's novel was a finalist for the award, and it had been widely regarded as the favorite. We can assume that she was disappointed, and we know that her friends were, because, after "Beloved" also failed to win the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction (which went to Philip Roth's "The Counterlife"), forty-eight of them published a statement in the Times Book Review. "Despite the international stature of Toni ...
- Writer Toni Morrison is surprise winner of Nobel Prize. (Originated from...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Fry, Donn October 7, 1993 700+ words
...rejected the previous fall for both the National Book Award and National Book Critics Circle prize. But Thursday's Nobel Prize was a bolt out of the blue. Citing...alive to see this day.'' The Nobel Prize crowns a career which began in 1970...
- Nobel Prize-winning author Saul Bellow dies at 89.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) April 5, 2005 700+ words
...tremendous philosophical depth," Atlas said. In 1976, Bellow won the Nobel Prize for Literature. He was also the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, three National Book Awards and numerous other honors. Yet, throughout his career, he worked...
- Borders Celebrates National Book Week & Black History Month by Honoring Toni...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire January 15, 1997 700+ words
...Borders will be celebrating National Book Week by making a gift to The National Book Foundation and by honoring Nobel Prize Winner Toni Morrison who received the 1996 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished...
- Acceptance speech for national book foundation award.(Speech)
- Magazine article from: The Mailer Review Mailer, Norman September 22, 2008 700+ words
...the award you are giving me tonight. Norman Mailer received the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the National Book Foundation. The Medal was presented by Nobel Prize Winner Toni Morrison on November 16, 2005.
- Carroll's `Requiem' wins National Book Award
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe Michael Kenney, Globe Staff November 7, 1996 700+ words
...In addition to the 1996 National Book Awards, the National Book Foundation also awarded its...Morrison, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993 and...neatly marked with a silver "National Book Award Finalist" sticker...
- 2009 Nobel Prize Announcements are the First Live Stream Event on YouTube...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire Europe October 5, 2009 700+ words
...October 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The official Nobel Prize-branded channel on YouTube ( http...Europe, with a live stream of the 2009 Nobel Prize Announcements available for YouTube...that have been gathered since the first Nobel Prize was awarded in 1901. TheNobelPrize...
- Nobelprize.org Expands Channels and News Services for the 2009 Nobel Prize...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 30, 2009 700+ words
...Prizes - From Live Web Casts of the Nobel Prize Announcements to SMS alerts...the official news about the 2009 Nobel Prize Announcements as soon as they...The first announcement, for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, will...
- BIOCOM/san diego and the Consulate of Sweden Honor Nobel Prize Winning...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire December 17, 2001 700+ words
...Dinner "Centennial Celebration of the Nobel Prize" on December 15, 2001. The Nobel...the esteemed group of eight San Diego Nobel Prize winning scientists, including its newest...marking the 100th anniversary of the Nobel Prize," said Joe Panetta, BIOCOM/san...