A tiny press, an unknown author, a compelling story carried to publication by word of mouth, and without a Facebook page! That’s how Paul Harding’s novel “Tinkers” won the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction this week. A fascinating, heartening account of this season’s Cinderella by Geoff Edgers in the Boston Globe. (We’ve ordered “Tinkers” for the Library!)
Other literary Pulitzers for 2010 were:
History – Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World by Liaquat Ahamed
Biography – The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt by T.J. Stiles
Poetry – Versed by Rae Armantrout
General Nonfiction – The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy by David E. Hoffman
Drama: Next to Normal, music by Tom Kitt, book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey
Starting on Saturday 16 January, the Library will close each night at 18h in accordance with the new national curfew.
On Saturday and Sunday, the Library will open early to compensate for the reduced evening hours.
Tue–Fri: 10h–18h | Sat: 9h30–18h | Sun: 12h–18h | Mon: Closed