On the other hand, I like Mosley, but I'm not sure I feel he
either has affected the genre in a significant enough way, or
is a fine enough writer, to warrant this level of
award.
Then again, mark how the Pulitzer is defined: It "honors
books which address the largest themes in life, the raw
passion and tragedy of the human condition."
The Nobel is different. It is to be given to the person who
"shall have produced in the field of literature the most
outstanding work in an ideal direction."
I'm not sure what an "ideal direction" is...
(I'd put Sallis as a name for some significant award, myself,
but I am manifestly biased.)
Valerie
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