Andrew Sean Greer won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature this week for his novel Less, and the recipient of the prestigious $15,000 award took to Twitter to express his delight and astonishment at winning by including photographs of his pug dog sporting fetching pajamas and rainbow suspenders. Here is a man who knows not only how to win over the judges of one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world, but also the internet. 

 

OMG I won the Pulitzer Prize? Nobody is more surprised than I am! I was working at my job here Italy and had just persuaded a dog to let me put her into polka dot pajamas (not my dog) when I heard the news. I didn’t believe it. So I called my friend Michael Chabon, who screamed

— Andrew Sean Greer (@agreer) April 17, 2018

 

I asked if it was true, and he said yes! And I asked what do I do now? And he said Andy, now you write whatever you want to. And then I went and drank a lot of red wine. I hope somebody put some money on me because they have surely made a fortune now. Let’s be honest:

— Andrew Sean Greer (@agreer) April 17, 2018

 

it was an incredible year for books, and writers like Jesmyn Ward, Celeste Ng, Min Jin Lee, George Saunders, Elif Batuman and Hernan Diaz all deserve mention here, as well as dozens of other amazing books (you should really follow @pronounced_ing ). As for my book,

— Andrew Sean Greer (@agreer) April 17, 2018

 

all I can say is that it is about the foolishness of American myopia, the uneasiness of being gay in the world, the difficulties of love, but most of all it is about joy. A writer friend once said the hardest thing to write about is joy. I took it as a challenge.

— Andrew Sean Greer (@agreer) April 17, 2018

 

It’s been a tough year, and a tough time in the world. And perhaps it is foolish to believe, but I do believe, despite all this, in the possibility of joy.

(Can you tell I’m still in shock?)

— Andrew Sean Greer (@agreer) April 17, 2018

 

And here is the dog back in pajamas: pic.twitter.com/RrcwZCwkvY

— Andrew Sean Greer (@agreer) April 17, 2018

 

I feel it is important you see this angle. And also know that I chose these pajamas personally. pic.twitter.com/9yo97cA5kG

— Andrew Sean Greer (@agreer) April 17, 2018

 

Featured Image Via Twitter.