![]() Speaking by phone Monday, the author said she regards the Pulitzer as an affirmation not just of her novel, but of a misunderstood and overlooked part of the country. The 68-year-old Kingsolver has long woven social issues into her novels, which also include “The Bean Trees” and the Winfrey choice “The Poisonwood Bible,” and helped establish the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction. Kingsolver’s novel, the story of a young boy’s struggles and persistence as he grows up in southern Appalachia, was chosen by Oprah Winfrey last fall for her book club and named by The Washington Post as a top release of 2022. ![]() “Trust” won the Kirkus Prize for fiction, was on the long list for the Booker Prize and was named by The New York Times and The Washington Post as one of the year’s best books. Officials have declined to name a fiction winner several times, mostly recently in 2012. ![]() It’s the first time the Pulitzers have awarded two fiction books in the category’s 105-year history. ![]()
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