The Magnificent Ambersons (1918) is the second novel to win the Pulitzer (awarded in 1919). Its author, Booth Tarkington, was one of the few authors to win the Pulitzer Prize twice (amazingly, he won it again for Alice Adams in 1922). With these accolades, he joins the exclusive club of William Faulkner and John Updike (as of … Continue reading Thoughts on The Magnificent Ambersons