“The Chocolate War,” published 50 years ago, became one of the country’s most challenged books. Its author, Robert Cormier, spent years fighting attempts to ban it — like many authors today.
“The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store” has been a runaway critical and commercial success. When you’ve been David all your life, everything changes “when you become Goliath.”
Matar won a Pulitzer Prize for his memoir, “The Return,” mourning his homeland and his father. In his new novel, he turns to the untranslatability of exile — and friendship.
The award, one of the most prestigious among scholars of American history, honors “scope, significance, depth of research and richness of interpretation.”
The award, one of the most distinguished in the field of American history, honors “scope, significance, depth of research and richness of interpretation.”