For distinguished fiction published in book form during the year by an American author, preferably dealing with American life, Three thousand dollars ($3,000).
Rabbit At Rest , by John Updike (Alfred A. Knopf )
The Jury
The Jury
Richard Eder(Chair)*
Book Critic, Los Angeles Times
N. Scott Momaday*
Regents Professor of English, University of Arizona
Anne Tyler*
Writer
Winners in Fiction
1991 Prize Winners
Natalie Angier
For her compelling and illuminating reports on a variety of scientific topics.
Jim Hoagland
For searching and prescient columns on events leading up to the Gulf War and on the political problems of Mikhail Gorbachev.
David Shaw
For his critiques of the way in which the media, including his own paper, reported the McMartin Pre-School child molestation case.