Literature that keeps employing new linguistic and formal modes of expression to draft a panorama of society as a whole while at the same time exposing it, tearing the masks from its face - for me that would be deserving of an award.
'The Sopranos,' for instance, is arguably the best cable show of all time. They could have made a movie, but that show ended so perfectly, it would almost be a disadvantage to make a movie like that. Then again, if you made a 'Sopranos' movie, people would be lined around the block to go see it.
Robert Adamson, Philosopher (1852) |
Julian Barnes, Writer (1946) |
Martin Bashir, Journalist (1963) |
Nina Bawden, Writer (1925) |
Edwidge Danticat, Author (1969) |
Paula Deen, Chef (1947) |
Stefan Edberg, Athlete (1966) |
Shelley Fabares, Actress (1944) |
Minnesota Fats, Celebrity (1913) |
John H. Johnson, Businessman (1918) |
Isaac D'Israeli, Writer (1848) |
Hedy Lamarr, Actress (2000) |