Helen DeWitt Rejects $175K Prize, Sparks Lit World Debate
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Helen DeWitt, author of The Last Samurai, turned down a $175,000 Windham-Campbell prize due to mandatory promotional work, citing personal and professional struggles. She compared her situation to reclusive authors like Pynchon and McCarthy, and questioned if the prizes demands align with its founders intentions.
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