Colson Whiteheads book wins pulitzer - why?

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Posted by jenn on February 11, 2018 at 12:15:53:

Colson Whitehead has written many novels in varying genres. But when he, as an African American, writes about the Underground Railroad, he wins the National Book Award and a Pulitzer. What does it say about how the winners are chosen? Quality of the writing, or the politically correct choice?

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