Playwright Lynn Nottage wins Pulitzer Prize

Playwright Lynn Nottage wins Pulitzer Prize

Stories of race and gender prevailed at this year’s Pulitzer Prizes, with “Ruined,” Lynn Nottage’s harrowing tale of survival set against the backdrop of an African civil war, winning for drama Monday and books about slavery, civil rights and Andrew Jackson also receiving awards.
In a rare victory for the short story, Elizabeth Strout’s “Olive Kitteridge,” [...]