Roth Wins PEN/Faulkner

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

The Guardian has the news that Philip Roth has won the PEN/Faulkner award for Everyman.

Do Literary Prizes Matter?

Sunday, October 22nd, 2006

The Guardian’s article on the value of prize-giving opens with a provocative broadside:

The culture of prize-giving has gone mad. It has replaced the art of criticism in determining cultural value and shaping public taste.