Annal:1979 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
From AwardAnnals
Results of the Pulitzer Prize in the year 1979. For a ranked list of books, try an honor roll:
- 1981 NBA–Fiction winner
- 1979 Pulitzer–fiction winner
- 1978 NBCC–Fiction winner
- Score: 30.31
Here are sixty-one stories that chronicle the lives of what has been called “the greatest generation.” From the early wonder and disillusionment of city life in “The Enormous Radio” to the surprising discoveries and common mysteries of suburbia in “The Housebreaker of Shady Hill” and “The Swimmer,” Cheever tells us everything we need to know about “the pain and sweetness of life.”
