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For distinguished fiction published in book form during the year by an American author, preferably dealing with American life, Three thousand dollars ($3,000).

The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love , by Oscar Hijuelos (Farrar )

Finalists

Nominated as finalists in Fiction in 1990:

The Jury

Joel Connaroe(Chair)

President, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Philip F. O'Connor

Distinguished Research Professor, Bowling Green State University

Diane Johnson

Writer & Critic

Winners in Fiction

1990 Prize Winners