20th century in literature fiction fluctuate between the two. Largely ignored by mainstream literary criticism for the most of the century, these genres developed their own establishments and critical awards; these include the "Nebula Award" (since 1965), the "British Fantasy Award" (since 1971) or the "Mythopoeic Awards" (since 1971). Towards the end of the 20th century, electronic literature developed due to the development of hypertext and later the world wide web. The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded annually throughout the century (with the exception of 1914, 1918, 1935 and 1940–1943), the first laureate (1901) being Sully Prudhomme. The New York Times Best Seller
Augie Prudhomme roster. 1929 was Prudhomme's only season in the major leagues. He pitched in 34 games, including 6 starts, and went 1–6 with a 6.22 ERA. He returned to the minors in 1930 and his career petered out from there, as he never posted another ERA total under 4.50. Prudhomme retired with 95 career minor league wins to go along with his lone major league victory. He died in 1992 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Augie Prudhomme John Olgus "Augie" Prudhomme (November 20, 1902 – October 4, 1992) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Detroit Tigers in 1929.