John Phillips Marquand

John Phillips Marquand (1893–1960) was an American novelist best known for his satirical novels critiquing upper-class New England society, such as The Late George Apley (1937), which won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1938, along with Wickford Point (1939), H.M. Pulham, Esquire (1941), and Point of No Return (1949). Pulitzer.org Originally famous for his Mr. Moto spy novels, he transitioned to critical acclaim for his social satires after working as a reporter and serving in World War I.National Book Foundation