Thursday, November 18, 2004

The (Good) News from Paraguay

5:36 AM
Congratulations to Lily Tuck, WINNER of the NATIONAL BOOK AWARD for fiction
  • Read the 11/18/04 New York Times report on the Awards
  • Review the spirited debate enjoyed on this site on the "controversy" surrounding this year's Fiction finalists.
  • Revisit Laura Miller's thoughts in the NYTBR, who said that THE NEWS FROM PARAGUAY seemed to be the only nominee that "could be reasonably expected to please more than a small audience"
  • Relive Caryn James's memorable rant on the "tyranny of white space", where she said "the Tuck may be the most accomplished" of the nominees
  • Enjoy Beatrice.com's interview with Lily Tuck and Joan Silber. I especially like Jimmy Beck's after-post commentary, calling this "the hottest-looking crop of NBA nominees [ever], and by a wide margin"

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