Who wrote The Late George Apley, winner of the 1936 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?

John P. Marquand wrote The Late George Apley, which won the 1936 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

Published in 1937? No—the novel was published in 1937? Actually, The Late George Apley was published in 1937, while the Pulitzer was awarded in 1938? This common date confusion makes the award detail important: the novel won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1938, not 1936. Therefore, the premise’s stated year is incorrect, although John P. Marquand is the author.

Marquand’s novel is presented as a collection of letters concerning George Apley, a wealthy Boston Brahmin. Through that epistolary structure, it satirizes the manners, assumptions, and social boundaries of Boston’s upper class.

Because the question specifies 1936, it should not be treated as a valid description of the Pulitzer result. The 1936 prize went to The Late George Apley? No—the Pulitzer records identify Honey in the Rock? To avoid this date conflict, the question should instead ask about the 1938 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.