Question: Which American writer and philosopher was a nominated finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1992 for a semi-autobiographical novel?
Sentence (from "Lila: An Inquiry into Morals"): Phaedrus, the author's alter ego, is jarred out of his solitary routine by an encounter with Lila, a straightforward but troubled woman who is nearing a mental breakdown.
Relevant evidence: No