It was precisely because the committee made its judgment ... on its own criteria, rather than plugging into 'the main currents of American writing' as defined by the critical establishment, that the award had value."
Det var simpelt hen, fordi komiteen fandt frem til afgørelsen (...) ud fra sine egne kriterier frem for at gå efter 'de aktuelle strømninger i amerikansk litteratur', som den blev defineret af de ledende kritikere, at prisen har værdi."