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In response to "almost, but his 1941 award was overturned -- nm" by Max

The fiction jury had recommended the 1941 award go to Ernest Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls. Although the Pulitzer Board initially agreed

Posted by Max Jun 25 '15, 09:08

The fiction jury had recommended the 1941 award go to Ernest Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls. Although the Pulitzer Board initially agreed with that judgment, the president of Columbia University, Nicholas Murray Butler, persuaded the board to reverse its judgment because he deemed the novel offensive, and no award was given that year.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Fiction (en.wikipedia.org)

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I wonder if it would ever get reinstated? -- nm - Roger More Jun 25, 09:13
Makes sense. *smh* -- nm - Krusty Jun 25, 09:11
wait is that the only overturning? ever? -- nm - amanda Jun 25, 09:11 3
- overturned really means the committee said "give the award" and the board said "um, no award this year." 1941, 1957, 1971, 1974, 1977 -- nm - Max Jun 25, 09:16
- Because I'm brave enough to click Max's link, 1957, 1974 and 1977 (books inside) - Roger More Jun 25, 09:16 1
  - Those are the times when no award was given - but there've been others where the fiction committee made a recommendation and the board chose another w - Roger More Jun 25, 09:17

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The fiction jury had recommended the 1941 award go to Ernest Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls. Although the Pulitzer Board initially agreed

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