Susan Sontag Wins National Book Award For Fiction FINAL Edition

The winner for fiction was "In America" by [Susan Sontag]; for nonfiction, "In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex" by Nathaniel Philbrick; for poetry, "Blessing the Boats: Poems, 1988-2000" by former Maryland poet laureate Lucille Clifton; for youn...

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Published inThe Washington post
Main Author Weeks, Linton
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington, D.C WP Company LLC d/b/a The Washington Post 16.11.2000
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Book awards
Sontag, Susan (1933-2004)
NEW YORK, Nov. 15
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Summary:The winner for fiction was "In America" by [Susan Sontag]; for nonfiction, "In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex" by Nathaniel Philbrick; for poetry, "Blessing the Boats: Poems, 1988-2000" by former Maryland poet laureate Lucille Clifton; for young people's literature, "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan. "To say I'm astonished is an understatement," said a breathless Sontag on receiving the small translucent trophy. She, and the other winners, will also take home checks for $10,000 apiece. "I am really more moved than I could say," she said. The novel, her fourth, tells the story of a Polish actress who comes to America in 1876. Before introducing [Ray Bradbury], the literary dessert for the evening, [Steve Martin] said the event was becoming more like the Academy Awards every year. He pointed to the three large screens overhead where a film clip from "Fahrenheit 451," based on Bradbury's novel, was shown.
ISSN:0190-8286