![]() ![]() Less has been called a scintillating satire of the American abroad, a rumination on time and the human heart, and a bittersweet romance of chances lost. Fellow 2018 nominees include The Idiot by Elif Batuman and In the Distance by Hernan Diaz. So Monday's announcement that the 2018 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Fiction is Less by Andrew Sean Greer is one that readers will be talking about for months to come. ![]() And while this means that the announcements for all the winners in every category are waited for with bated breath, the Pulitzer Price in Fiction in particular tends to have readers everywhere on the edge of their seat. It is undeniable that the Pulitzer is the most prestigious literary award out there: the nominees for the prize are never announced beforehand. For bibliophiles everywhere, the day the Pulitzer Prize winners are announced is akin to the excitement film-lovers have over the Oscars Best Picture or football fans feel during the winning touchdown of the Super Bowl - and for good reason. ![]()
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