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Janet Cooke's Pulitzer Prize-winning story was about an 8-year-old heroin addict named "Jimmy" living in Washington, D.C. However, it was later discovered that the story was fabricated and Cooke had fabricated the sources in the story.
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What are the release dates for Pulitzer Prize Playhouse - 1950 The Canton Story 1-2?
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse - 1950 The Canton Story 1-2 was released on: USA: 13 October 1950
Where can you read a copy of Jimmy's World the news story that won a Pulitzer Prize but turned out to be fake?
Janet Cooke's article, "Jimmy's World," is retained in The Washington Post archives, and is available at the Related Link, below.
How did the The View from Castle Rock win the Pulitzer Prize?
"The View from Castle Rock" did not win the Pulitzer Prize. It is a collection of short stories by Alice Munro that was first published in 2006, but it did not receive a Pulitzer Prize. Munro did, however, win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013 for her body of work.
What short story collection by Dominican author Junot Diaz won a Pulitzer Prize?
Junot Diaz won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize in fiction for The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.
Who was the first Indian to get Pulitzer prize?
Jhumpa Lahiri, the first Indian woman to receive a Pulitzer Prize, was awarded the 2000 Prize in Fiction for her collection of short stories, Interpreter of Maladies,(Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin). Lahiri was also the recipient of an O.Henry Prize and was included in the anthology, Best of Short Fiction for 1999 for the story "A Temporary Matter."
What Toni Morrison novel won a Pulitzer Prize in 1988?
Toni Morrison's novel "Beloved" won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1988. It is a story about a woman who escapes slavery but is haunted by her past and the ghost of her deceased daughter.
Why was Janet cooke of the Washington post accused of fabrication or plagiarism?
Janet Cooke of The Washington Post was accused of fabricating a story about an 8-year-old heroin addict named Jimmy. The story won a Pulitzer Prize, but was later found to be entirely made up. Cooke's deception led to a major scandal and she eventually resigned from the newspaper.
What book did Thornton Wilder win the 1928 Pulitzer Prize for?
Thornton Wilder won the 1928 Pulitzer Prize for his novel "The Bridge of San Luis Rey." This novel tells the story of the collapse of a bridge in Peru and the lives of the five people who died.
Who won the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Shipping News?
E. Annie Proulx won the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her novel "The Shipping News." The novel follows the story of Quoyle, a newspaper reporter who moves to Newfoundland to uncover his family's history.
Information on Sinclair Lewis?
Sinclair Lewis was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. He wrote several novels, received the Nobel Prize in literature, and the Pulitzer Prize.
Who was the youngest winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?
The Pulitzer Prize(s) was first awarded in 1917. Contrary to popular belief, there is more than one Pulitzer given each year. Prizes are awarded for a number of subcategories under both Journalism and Letters, Drama and Music.
Who won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 2000?
In 2000, the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction was awarded to Jhumpa Lahiri for her debut short story collection, "Interpreter of Maladies." This collection explored themes of identity, culture, and relationships among South Asian immigrants and their families in the United States.
