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Edith _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'The Age of Innocence.'

The 1927 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'Early Autumn.'

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The 1972 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'Angle of Repose.'

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The 1978 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'Elbow Room.'

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The 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'Angel Down.'

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Jane _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'A Thousand Acres.'

SMILEY

Harold L. _ _ _ _ _ won the 1936 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'Honey in the Horn.'

DAVIS

Ernest _ _ _ _ _ won the 1918 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'His Family.'

POOLE

The 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'Gilead.'

ROBINSON

The 1967 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'The Fixer.'

MALAMUD

The 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'Olive Kitteridge.'

STROUT

Jhumpa _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'Interpreter of Maladies.'

LAHIRI

The 1986 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'Lonesome Dove.'

MCMURTRY

Herman _ _ _ _ won the 1952 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'The Caine Mutiny.'

WOUK

The 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.'

CHABON

William _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1968 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'The Confessions of Nat Turner.'

STYRON

Eudora _ _ _ _ _ won the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'The Optimist's Daughter.'

WELTY

The 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'Beloved.'

MORRISON

The 1990 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love.'

HIJUELOS

The 1931 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'Years of Grace.'

BARNES

The 1980 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'The Executioner's Song.'

MAILER

Thornton _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1928 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'The Bridge of San Luis Rey.'

WILDER

Richard _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'The Overstory.'

POWERS

John _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1940 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'The Grapes of Wrath.'

STEINBECK

Oliver La _ _ _ _ _ won the 1930 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'Laughing Boy.'

FARGE

Richard _ _ _ _ _ won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'Empire Falls.'

RUSSO

The 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'A Visit from the Goon Squad.'

EGAN

Pearl S. _ _ _ _ won the 1932 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'The Good Earth.'

BUCK

The 1961 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird.'

LEE

This author won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for the novel 'A Summons to Memphis.'

TAYLOR

The 1982 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'Rabbit Is Rich.'

UPDIKE

Joshua _ _ _ _ _ won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'The Netanyahus.'

COHEN

E. Annie _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'The Shipping News.'

PROULX

The 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'The Road.'

MCCARTHY

James A. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1948 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'Tales of the South Pacific.'

MICHENER

The 1925 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'So Big.'

FERBER

Alison _ _ _ _ _ won the 1985 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'Foreign Affairs.'

LURIE

Upton _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1943 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'Dragon's Teeth.'

SINCLAIR

The 1969 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'House Made of Dawn.'

MOMADAY

John Phillips _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1938 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'The Late George Apley.'

MARQUAND

The 1942 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'In This Our Life.'

GLASGOW

Michael Cunningham's 1999 Pulitzer winner, inspired by Virginia Woolf, is titled 'The _ _ _ _ _.'

HOURS

Booth Tarkington's 1919 Pulitzer winner is titled 'The Magnificent _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'

AMBERSONS

The 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'The Sympathizer.'

NGUYEN

This author won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for a self-titled collection of his own short stories.

CHEEVER

Percival _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'James.'

EVERETT

Caroline _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1934 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'Lamb in His Bosom.'

MILLER

Paul _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'Tinkers.'

HARDING

This author won the 1935 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction at age 24 for 'Now in November.'

JOHNSON

Edward P. _ _ _ _ _ won the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'The Known World.'

JONES

Anthony _ _ _ _ _ won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'All the Light We Cannot See.'

DOERR

Edwin _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'The Edge of Sadness.'

OCONNOR

Robert Lewis Taylor's 1959 Pulitzer winner follows a boy named _ _ _ _ _ _ McPheeters heading west.

JAIMIE

A. B. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'The Way West.'

GUTHRIE

Saul _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'Humboldt's Gift.'

BELLOW

John Kennedy _ _ _ _ _ won the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'A Confederacy of Dunces.'

TOOLE

The 1995 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'The Stone Diaries.'

SHIELDS

Allen _ _ _ _ _ won the 1960 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'Advise and Consent.'

DRURY

John _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1945 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'A Bell for Adano.'

HERSEY

The 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'The Night Watchman.'

ERDRICH

The 1975 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'The Killer Angels.'

SHAARA

The 1953 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'The Old Man and the Sea.'

HEMINGWAY

Sinclair _ _ _ _ _ won the 1926 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'Arrowsmith.'

LEWIS

The 1947 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'All the King's Men.'

WARREN

This author's 2008 Pulitzer winner follows a nerdy Dominican-American boy named Oscar Wao.

DIAZ

Colson _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'The Underground Railroad.'

WHITEHEAD

The 1933 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'The Store.'

STRIBLING

Jean _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1970 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'Collected Stories.'

STAFFORD

In Steven Millhauser's 1997 Pulitzer winner, the ambitious hotel builder is named Martin _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

DRESSLER

Adam Johnson's 2013 Pulitzer winner about North Korea is titled 'The _ _ _ _ _ _ Master's Son.'

ORPHAN

Philip _ _ _ _ won the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'American Pastoral.'

ROTH

The 1993 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain.'

BUTLER

Geraldine _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'March.'

BROOKS

The 1937 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'Gone with the Wind.'

MITCHELL

James _ _ _ _ won the 1958 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'A Death in the Family.'

AGEE

The 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'The Goldfinch.'

TARTT

Margaret _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1924 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'The Able McLaughlins.'

WILSON

Katherine Anne _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1966 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'The Collected Stories.'

PORTER

Barbara Kingsolver's 2023 Pulitzer co-winner reimagines David Copperfield as '_ _ _ _ _ Copperhead.'

DEMON

The 1923 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'One of Ours.'

CATHER

The 1944 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'Journey in the Dark.'

FLAVIN

William _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1955 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'A Fable.'

FAULKNER

Alice _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'The Color Purple.'

WALKER

The 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'Night Watch.'

PHILLIPS

Hernan Diaz's 2023 Pulitzer co-winning novel about a Wall Street tycoon is titled '_ _ _ _ _.'

TRUST

The 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'Less.'

GREER

The 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'Middlesex.'

EUGENIDES

The 1965 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'The Keepers of the House.'

GRAU

Richard _ _ _ _ won the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'Independence Day.'

FORD

The 1939 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'The Yearling.'

RAWLINGS

The 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'Guard of Honor.'

COZZENS

Anne _ _ _ _ _ won the 1989 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'Breathing Lessons.'

TYLER

The 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'Ironweed.'

KENNEDY

The 1951 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'The Town.'

RICHTER

The 1929 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'Scarlet Sister Mary.'

PETERKIN

The 1956 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to the novel 'Andersonville.'

KANTOR
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