Pulitzer Prize Fiction Winner
Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer
by Steven Millhauser
Summary
A fable-like story of an ambitious young man in late 19th-century New York who builds increasingly grand and surreal hotels.
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Historical Context & Significance
A surprise win for a short, stylized novel that reads more like a fairy tale than the gritty realism usually favored by the Board.