tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post4003031130905983286..comments2024-01-06T10:36:04.084-05:00Comments on A Commonplace Blog: Strout brings home PulitzerD. G. Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10659136455045567825noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post-66504689788171419732009-04-21T04:46:00.000-04:002009-04-21T04:46:00.000-04:00I was wrong about the Erdrich. But at least it cam...I was wrong about the Erdrich. But at least it came in second. And I was pretty confident that <I>Home</I> would not be selected. Aside from the fact that <I>Gilead</I> had won the Pulitzer and the jury did not want to make it look as if the prize were hers for the taking any time Robinson published a novel, <I>Home</I> has not won a single award. There is something about it that puts off the literary establishment.D. G. Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10659136455045567825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post-19276168453168383932009-04-21T03:23:00.000-04:002009-04-21T03:23:00.000-04:00From your recent post:
'You heard it here first. ...From your recent post:<br /><br />'You heard it here first. The winner will be Louise Erdrich’s <I>Plague of Doves</I>.'<br /><br />This illustrates something of what I mean by your tone. Nothing wrong with being wrong, nothing wrong with assertions based on years of experience. And yet ... and yet, it's hard to ignore overtones.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770069472552779217noreply@blogger.com