Recognition and Influence
In addition to its 1928 Pulitzer Prize for fiction, this novel has also been honored in other ways:
- In 1998, the book was rated #37 by the editorial board of the American Modern Library on the list of the 100 best 20th-Century novels.
- Time Magazine included the novel in its TIME 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005.
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