Which American writer and philosopher was a nominated finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1992 for a semi-autobiographical novel?
Lila: An Inquiry into Morals Lila: An Inquiry into Morals (1991) is the second philosophical novel by Robert M. Pirsig, who is best known for "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance". "Lila: An Inquiry into Morals" was a nominated finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1992. This semi-autobiographical story takes place in the autumn as the author sails his boat down the Hudson River. Phaedrus, the author's alter ego, is jarred out of his solitary routine by an encounter with Lila, a straightforward but troubled woman who is nearing a mental breakdown.
Paul Russell (novelist) Paul Russell is an American novelist, poet and short story writer. He is a two-time winner of the Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBT fiction, in 2000 for "The Coming Storm" and in 2012 for "The Unreal Life of Sergey Nabokov". "The Unreal Life of Sergey Nabokov" is a fictionalized portrayal of a real person, the gay younger brother of Russian novelist Vladimir Nabokov, about whom very little concrete biographical information is known.