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2008 Pulitzer Prize Board
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Front row: T. Friedman, J. Byrd, M. Pride, S. Gissler, D. Allen, R. Oppel, A. Bennett
Back row: J. Amoss, K. Carroll, P. Gigot, P. Tash, D. Graham, A. Lipinski, A. Gyllenhaal, D. Kennedy, G. Moore

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Joann Byrd and Mike Pride, co-chairs; Sig Gissler, administrator

Bob Dylan

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Bob Dylan
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For his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power.
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Robert Hass

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Richard Oppel and Robert Hass
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Categories: Poetry
Publisher
Ecco/HarperCollins
Publication
Time and Materials

John Matteson

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Richard Oppel and James Matteson
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Categories: Biography
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Publication
Eden's Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father

Daniel Walker Howe

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Richard Oppel and Daniel Walker Howe
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Categories: History
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication
What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848

Junot Diaz

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Richard Oppel and Junot Diaz
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Categories: Fiction
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Publication
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao