Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (Finalist)

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Finalists have been announced since 1980. The Novel category was re-named Fiction in 1947.

1. The Plague Of Doves By Louise Erdrich
   
   
   (literature and fiction)
   
   "2009 Finalist
   
   A haunting novel that explores racial discord, loss of land and changing fortunes in a corner of North Dakota where Native Americans and whites share a tangled history."
   
   


2. All Souls By Christine Schutt
   
   
   (girl fiction, literature and fiction)
   
   "2009 Finalist
   
   A memorable novel that focuses on the senior class at an exclusive all-girl Manhattan prep school where a beloved student battles a rare cancer, fiercely honest, carefully observed and subtly rendered."
   
   


3. Tree Of Smoke By Denis Johnson
   
   
   (literature and fiction, mystery and thrillers)
   
   "2008 Finalist"
   
   


4. Shakespeare’s Kitchen By Lore Segal
   
   
   (literature and fiction)
   
   "2008 Finalist"
   
   


5. After This By Alice Mcdermott
   
   
   (literature and fiction)
   
   "2007 Finalist"
   
   


6. The Echo Maker By Richard Powers
   
   
   (literature and fiction, mystery and thrillers)
   
   "2007 Finalist"
   
   


7. The March By E.l. Doctorow
   
   
   (literature and fiction)
   
   "2006 Finalist"
   
   


8. The Bright Forever By Lee Martin
   
   
   (literature and fiction)
   
   "2006 Finalist"
   
   


9. War Trash By Ha Jin
   
   
   (literature and fiction)
   
   "2005 Finalist"
   
   


10. An Unfinished Season By Ward Just
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "2005 Finalist"
    
    


11. American Woman By Susan Choi
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "2004 Finalist"
    
    


12. Evidence Of Things Unseen By Marianne Wiggins
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "2004 Finalist"
    
    


13. Servants Of The Map: Stories By Andrea Barrett
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "2003 Finalist"
    
    


14. You Are Not A Stranger Here By Adam Haslett
    
    
    (business books, children books, IT books, food and cooking, health, history, literature and fiction, mystery and thrillers, nonfiction, parenting, religion and spirituality, romance, science, teens)
    
    "2003 Finalist"
    
    


15. The Corrections By Jonathan Franzen
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "2002 Finalist"
    
    


16. John Henry Days By Colson Whitehead
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "2002 Finalist"
    
    


17. Blonde By Joyce Carol Oates
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "2001 Finalist"
    
    


18. The Quick And The Dead By Joy Williams
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "2001 Finalist"
    
    


19. Close Range: Wyoming Stories By Annie Proulx
    
    
    (business books, children books, IT books, food and cooking, health, history, literature and fiction, mystery and thrillers, nonfiction, parenting, religion and spirituality, romance, science, teens)
    
    "2000 Finalist"
    
    


20. Waiting By Ha Jin
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "2000 Finalist"
    
    


21. Cloudsplitter By Russell Banks
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "1999 Finalist"
    
    


22. The Poisonwood Bible By Barbara Kingsolver
    
    
    (literature and fiction, religion and spirituality)
    
    "1999 Finalist"
    
    


23. Underworld By Don Delillo
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "1998 Finalist"
    
    


24. Bear And His Daughter: Stories By Robert Stone
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "1998 Finalist"
    
    


25. Unlocking The Air And Other Stories By Ursula K. Leguin
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "1997 Finalist"
    
    


26. The Manikin By Joanna Scott
    
    
    (business books, children books, IT books, food and cooking, health, history, literature and fiction, mystery and thrillers, nonfiction, parenting, religion and spirituality, romance, science, teens)
    
    "1997 Finalist"
    
    


27. Mr. Ives Christmas By Oscar Hijuelos
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "1996 Finalist"
    
    


28. Sabbaths Theater By Philip Roth
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "1996 Finalist"
    
    


29. What I Lived For By Joyce Carol Oates
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "1995 Finalist"
    
    


30. The Collected Stories By Grace Paley
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "1995 Finalist"
    
    


31. The Collected Stories By Reynolds Price
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "1994 Finalist"
    
    


32. Operation Shylock: A Confession By Philip Roth
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "1994 Finalist"
    
    


33. At Weddings And Wakes By Alice Mcdermott
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "1993 Finalist"
    
    


34. Black Water By Joyce Carol Oates
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "1993 Finalist"
    
    


35. Mao Ii By Don Delillo
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "1992 Finalist"
    
    


36. Jernigan By David Gates
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "1992 Finalist"
    
    


37. Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals By Robert M. Pirsig
    
    
    (religion and spirituality)
    
    "1992 Finalist"
    
    


38. Mean Spirit By Linda Hogan
    
    
    (business books, children books, IT books, food and cooking, health, history, literature and fiction, mystery and thrillers, nonfiction, parenting, religion and spirituality, romance, science, teens)
    
    "1991 Finalist"
    
    


39. The Things They Carried By Tim Obrien
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "1991 Finalist"
    
    


40. Billy Bathgate By E.l. Doctorow
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "1990 Finalist"
    
    


41. Where I'm Calling From By The Late Raymond Carver
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "1989 Finalist"
    
    


42. Persian Nights By Diane Johnson
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "1988 Finalist"
    
    


43. That Night By Alice Mcdermott
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "1988 Finalist"
    
    


44. Paradise By Donald Barthelme
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "1987 Finalist"
    
    


45. Whites By Norman Rush
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "1987 Finalist"
    
    


46. Continental Drift By Russell Banks
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "1986 Finalist"
    
    


47. The Accidental Tourist By Anne Tyler
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "1986 Finalist"
    
    


48. I Wish This War Were Over By Diana Ohehir
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "1985 Finalist"
    
    


49. Leaving The Land By Douglas Unger
    
    
    (literature and fiction, sci-fi)
    
    "1985 Finalist"
    
    


50. The Feud By Thomas Berger
    
    
    (business books, children books, IT books, food and cooking, health, history, literature and fiction, mystery and thrillers, nonfiction, parenting, religion and spirituality, romance, science, teens)
    
    "1984 Finalist"
    
    


51. Cathedral By Raymond Carver
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "1984 Finalist"
    
    


52. Rabbis And Wives By Chaim Grade
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "1983 Finalist"
    
    


53. Dinner At The Homesick Restaurant By Anne Tyler
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "1983 Finalist"
    
    


54. Housekeeping By Marilynne Robinson
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "1982 Finalist"
    
    


55. A Flag For Sunrise By Robert Stone
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "1982 Finalist"
    
    


56. Godric By Frederick Buechner
    
    
    (literature and fiction, religion and spirituality)
    
    "1981 Finalist"
    
    


57. So Long, See You Tomorrow By William Maxwell
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "1981 Finalist"
    
    


58. The Ghost Writer By Philip Roth
    
    
    (literature and fiction)
    
    "1980 Finalist"
    
    


Source:
http://www.pulitzer.org

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