Pulitzer Prizes

Program · United States · Tier 1: Global and Cross-Border Honours

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2023

3 books

Demon Copperhead

Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver · 2023

Sanaz Toossi · 2023

Hernán Díaz · 2023

2022

4 books

James Ijames · 2022

How I escaped a Chinese internment camp

How I escaped a Chinese internment camp

Fahmida Azim, Anthony Del Col, Josh Adams · 2022

Joshua Cohen · 2022

Diane Seuss · 2022

2021

4 books

Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America

Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America

The Dead Are Arising

The Dead Are Arising

Les Payne · 2021

The Hot Wing King

The Hot Wing King

Katori Hall · 2021

The Night Watchman

The Night Watchman

Louise Erdrich · 2021

2020

6 books

Benjamin Moser · 2020

The End of the Myth

The End of the Myth

Greg Grandin · 2020

The Nickel Boys

The Nickel Boys

Colson Whitehead · 2020

Jericho Brown · 2020

Anne Boyer · 2020

Heroes of the Fourth Turning

Heroes of the Fourth Turning

Will Arbery · 2020

2019

6 books

Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America

Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America

Eliza Griswold · 2019

Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass

David W. Blight · 2019

The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke

The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke

Jeffrey C. Stewart · 2019

Richard Powers · 2019

Tommy Orange · 2019

Jos Charles · 2019

2018

3 books

Martyna Majok · 2018

Frank Bidart · 2018

Andrew Sean Greer · 2018

2017

5 books

Blood in the Water (book)

Blood in the Water (book)

Heather Ann Thompson · 2017

Matthew Desmond · 2017

Tyehimba Jess · 2017

Lynn Nottage · 2017

The Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad

Colson Whitehead · 2017

2016

7 books

Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life

Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life

William Finnegan · 2016

Peter Balakian · 2016

The Really Big One

The Really Big One

Kathryn Schulz · 2016

The Sympathizer

The Sympathizer

Viet Thanh Nguyen · 2016

Four-Legged Girl

Four-Legged Girl

Diane Seuss · 2016

Kelly Link · 2016

Stephen Karam · 2016

2015

4 books

All the Light We Cannot See

All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr · 2015

Between Riverside and Crazy

Between Riverside and Crazy

Stephen Adly Guirgis · 2015

Encounters at the Heart of the World

Encounters at the Heart of the World

Elizabeth A. Fenn · 2015

The Pope and Mussolini

The Pope and Mussolini

David Kertzer · 2015

2014

2 books

Annie Baker · 2014

Donna Tartt · 2014

2013

3 books

Ayad Akhtar · 2013

The Orphan Master's Son

The Orphan Master's Son

Adam Johnson · 2013

Amy Herzog · 2013

2012

4 books

Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention

Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention

Manning Marable · 2012

The Swerve: How the World Became Modern

The Swerve: How the World Became Modern

Stephen Greenblatt · 2012

Water by the Spoonful

Water by the Spoonful

Quiara Alegría Hudes · 2012

Denis Johnson · 2012

2011

3 books

A Visit from the Goon Squad

A Visit from the Goon Squad

Jennifer Egan · 2011

Bruce Norris · 2011

Nicholas G. Carr · 2011

2010

2 books

Paul Harding · 2010

Rae Armantrout · 2010

2009

2 books

Olive Kitteridge

Olive Kitteridge

Elizabeth Strout · 2009

Lynn Nottage · 2009

2008

3 books

August: Osage County

August: Osage County

Tracy Letts · 2008

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

Junot Díaz · 2008

Denis Johnson · 2008

2007

4 books

David Lindsay-Abaire · 2007

The Looming Tower

The Looming Tower

Lawrence Wright · 2007

Cormac McCarthy · 2007

Richard Powers · 2007

2006

1 books

Geraldine Brooks · 2006

2005

4 books

Doubt: A Parable

Doubt: A Parable

John Patrick Shanley · 2005

Steve Coll · 2005

Marilynne Robinson · 2005

de Kooning: An American Master

de Kooning: An American Master

Mark Stevens, Annalyn Swan · 2005

2004

2 books

I Am My Own Wife

I Am My Own Wife

Doug Wright · 2004

The Known World

The Known World

Edward P. Jones · 2004

2003

7 books

Anna in the Tropics

Anna in the Tropics

Nilo Cruz · 2003

Church allowed abuse by priest for years

Church allowed abuse by priest for years

Michael Rezendes · 2003

Documents show church long supported Geoghan

Documents show church long supported Geoghan

Walter V. Robinson · 2003

Geoghan preferred preying on poorer children

Geoghan preferred preying on poorer children

Sacha Pfeiffer · 2003

Jeffrey Kent Eugenides · 2003

Richard Greenberg · 2003

The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?

The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?

Edward Albee · 2003

2002

2 books

Richard Russo · 2002

Topdog/Underdog

Topdog/Underdog

Suzan-Lori Parks · 2002

2001

3 books

Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan

Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan

Herbert P. Bix · 2001

David Auburn · 2001

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

Michael Chabon · 2001

2000

5 books

Dinner with Friends

Dinner with Friends

Donald Margulies · 2000

Freedom From Fear

Freedom From Fear

David M. Kennedy · 2000

Interpreter of Maladies

Interpreter of Maladies

Jhumpa Lahiri · 2000

Suzan-Lori Parks · 2000

August Wilson · 2000

1999

2 books

Michael Cunningham · 1999

Margaret Edson · 1999

1998

4 books

American Pastoral

American Pastoral

Philip Roth · 1998

Guns, Germs, and Steel

Guns, Germs, and Steel

Jared Diamond · 1998

How I Learned to Drive

How I Learned to Drive

Paula Vogel · 1998

Personal History

Personal History

Katharine Graham · 1998

1997

1 books

Martin Dressler

Martin Dressler

Steven Millhauser · 1997

1996

2 books

Independence Day

Independence Day

Richard Ford · 1996

Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder

Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder

Lawrence Weschler · 1996

1995

3 books

The Beak of the Finch

The Beak of the Finch

Jonathan Weiner · 1995

The Stone Diaries

The Stone Diaries

Carol Shields · 1995

The Young Man from Atlanta

The Young Man from Atlanta

Horton Foote · 1995

1994

4 books

Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire

Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire

David Remnick · 1994

The Shipping News

The Shipping News

Annie Proulx · 1994

The vulture and the little girl

The vulture and the little girl

Three Tall Women

Three Tall Women

Edward Albee · 1994

1993

3 books

A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain

A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain

Robert Olen Butler · 1993

Angels in America

Angels in America

Tony Kushner · 1993

Louise Glück · 1993

1992

6 books

A Thousand Acres

A Thousand Acres

Jane Smiley · 1992

James Tate · 1992

The Kentucky Cycle

The Kentucky Cycle

Robert Schenkkan · 1992

The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power

The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power

Daniel Yergin · 1992

Miss Evers' Boys

Miss Evers' Boys

David Feldshuh · 1992

Two Trains Running

Two Trains Running

August Wilson · 1992

1991

5 books

Jackson Pollock: An American Saga

Jackson Pollock: An American Saga

Steven Naifeh, Gregory White Smith · 1991

Lost in Yonkers

Lost in Yonkers

Neil Simon · 1991

Mona Van Duyn · 1991

John Updike · 1991

Edward O. Wilson, Bert Hölldobler · 1991

1990

2 books

The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love

The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love

Oscar Hijuelos · 1990

The Piano Lesson

The Piano Lesson

August Wilson · 1990

1989

4 books

A Bright Shining Lie

A Bright Shining Lie

Neil Sheehan · 1989

Breathing Lessons

Breathing Lessons

Anne Tyler · 1989

The Heidi Chronicles

The Heidi Chronicles

Wendy Wasserstein · 1989

David Henry Hwang · 1989

1988

2 books

Toni Morrison · 1988

Driving Miss Daisy

Driving Miss Daisy

Alfred Uhry · 1988

1987

2 books

A Summons to Memphis

A Summons to Memphis

Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor · 1987

Neil Simon · 1987

1986

1 books

Larry McMurtry · 1986

1985

2 books

Foreign Affairs

Foreign Affairs

Alison Lurie · 1985

Sunday in the Park with George

Sunday in the Park with George

1984

2 books

Glengarry Glen Ross

Glengarry Glen Ross

David Mamet · 1984

William Kennedy · 1984

1983

3 books

Marsha Norman · 1983

Russell Baker · 1983

The Color Purple

The Color Purple

Alice Walker · 1983

1982

3 books

A Soldier's Play

A Soldier's Play

Charles Fuller · 1982

John Updike · 1982

The Soul of a New Machine

The Soul of a New Machine

Tracy Kidder · 1982

1981

2 books

A Confederacy of Dunces

A Confederacy of Dunces

John Kennedy Toole · 1981

Crimes of the Heart

Crimes of the Heart

Beth Henley · 1981

1980

2 books

Lanford Wilson · 1980

The Executioner's Song

The Executioner's Song

Norman Mailer · 1980

1979

3 books

Sam Shepard · 1979

On Human Nature

On Human Nature

Edward O. Wilson · 1979

The Stories of John Cheever

The Stories of John Cheever

John Cheever · 1979

1978

3 books

James Alan McPherson · 1978

The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence

The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence

Carl Sagan · 1978

Donald L. Coburn · 1978

1977

2 books

Roots: The Saga of an American Family

Roots: The Saga of an American Family

Alex Haley · 1977

Michael Cristofer · 1977

1976

2 books

Humboldt's Gift

Humboldt's Gift

Saul Bellow · 1976

Self-portrait in a Convex Mirror

Self-portrait in a Convex Mirror

John Ashbery · 1976

1975

3 books

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

Annie Dillard · 1975

Edward Albee · 1975

The Killer Angels

The Killer Angels

Michael Shaara · 1975

1973

3 books

That Championship Season

That Championship Season

Jason Miller · 1973

The Optimist's Daughter

The Optimist's Daughter

Eudora Welty · 1973

The Terror of War

The Terror of War

1972

1 books

Angle of Repose

Angle of Repose

Wallace Stegner · 1972

1971

1 books

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

Paul Zindel · 1971

1970

3 books

Erik Erikson · 1970

No Place to be Somebody

No Place to be Somebody

Charles Gordone · 1970

The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford

The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford

Jean Stafford · 1970

1969

2 books

House Made of Dawn

House Made of Dawn

N. Scott Momaday · 1969

The Great White Hope

The Great White Hope

Howard Sackler · 1969

1968

2 books

The Confessions of Nat Turner

The Confessions of Nat Turner

William Styron · 1968

The Story of Civilization

The Story of Civilization

Ariel Durant, Will Durant · 1968

1967

2 books

A Delicate Balance

A Delicate Balance

Edward Albee · 1967

Bernard Malamud · 1967

1966

1 books

The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter

The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter

Katherine Anne Porter · 1966

1965

2 books

The Keepers of the House

The Keepers of the House

Shirley Ann Grau · 1965

The Subject Was Roses

The Subject Was Roses

Frank D. Gilroy · 1965

1964

1 books

The Feminine Mystique

The Feminine Mystique

Betty Friedan · 1964

1963

2 books

The Guns of August

The Guns of August

Barbara W. Tuchman · 1963

William Faulkner · 1963

1962

1 books

The Edge of Sadness

The Edge of Sadness

Edwin O'Connor · 1962

1961

2 books

All the Way Home

All the Way Home

Tad Mosel · 1961

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee · 1961

1960

1 books

Advise and Consent

Advise and Consent

Allen Drury · 1960

1959

2 books

Archibald MacLeish · 1959

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

Robert Lewis Taylor · 1959

1958

3 books

A Death in the Family

A Death in the Family

James Agee · 1958

Faith and Confidence

Faith and Confidence

Look Homeward, Angel

Look Homeward, Angel

Ketti Frings · 1958

1957

1 books

Long Day's Journey into Night

Long Day's Journey into Night

Eugene O'Neill · 1957

1956

2 books

MacKinlay Kantor · 1956

The Diary of Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank

Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich · 1956

1955

3 books

William Faulkner · 1955

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Tennessee Williams · 1955

Tragedy by the Sea

Tragedy by the Sea

1954

1 books

The Teahouse of the August Moon

The Teahouse of the August Moon

John Patrick · 1954

1953

2 books

William Inge · 1953

The Old Man and the Sea

The Old Man and the Sea

Ernest Hemingway · 1953

1952

2 books

The Caine Mutiny

The Caine Mutiny

Herman Wouk · 1952

Joseph Kramm · 1952

1951

1 books

Conrad Richter · 1951

1950

1 books

A. B. Guthrie Jr. · 1950

1949

2 books

Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman

Arthur Miller · 1949

James Gould Cozzens · 1949

1948

2 books

A Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire

Tennessee Williams · 1948

Tales of the South Pacific

Tales of the South Pacific

James A. Michener · 1948

1947

3 books

All the King's Men

All the King's Men

Robert Penn Warren · 1947

Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism

Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism

Scientists Against Time

Scientists Against Time

James Phinney Baxter III · 1947

1946

1 books

State of the Union

State of the Union

Howard Lindsay · 1946

1945

3 books

A Bell for Adano

A Bell for Adano

John Hersey · 1945

Mary Chase · 1945

Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima

Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima

1944

1 books

Journey in the Dark

Journey in the Dark

Martin Flavin · 1944

1943

3 books

Upton Sinclair · 1943

Paul Revere and the World He Lived In

Paul Revere and the World He Lived In

Esther Forbes · 1943

The Skin of Our Teeth

The Skin of Our Teeth

Thornton Wilder · 1943

1942

1 books

In This Our Life

In This Our Life

Ellen Glasgow · 1942

1941

1 books

There Shall Be No Night

There Shall Be No Night

Robert E. Sherwood · 1941

1940

2 books

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

John Steinbeck · 1940

The Time of Your Life

The Time of Your Life

William Saroyan · 1940

1939

3 books

A History of American Magazines

A History of American Magazines

Frank Luther Mott · 1939

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Robert E. Sherwood · 1939

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings · 1939

1938

2 books

Thornton Wilder · 1938

The Late George Apley

The Late George Apley

John P. Marquand · 1938

1937

2 books

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

Margaret Mitchell · 1937

You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

Moss Hart, George S. Kaufman · 1937

1936

2 books

Honey in the Horn

Honey in the Horn

H. L. Davis · 1936

Idiot's Delight

Idiot's Delight

Robert E. Sherwood · 1936

1935

2 books

Now in November

Now in November

Josephine Johnson · 1935

Zoë Akins · 1935

1934

2 books

Lamb in His Bosom

Lamb in His Bosom

Caroline Pafford Miller · 1934

Sidney Kingsley · 1934

1933

2 books

Both Your Houses

Both Your Houses

Maxwell Anderson · 1933

Thomas Sigismund Stribling · 1933

1932

1 books

Pearl S. Buck · 1932

1931

2 books

Collected Poems of Robert Frost

Collected Poems of Robert Frost

Robert Frost · 1931

Margaret Ayer Barnes · 1931

1930

1 books

Oliver La Farge · 1930

1929

2 books

John Brown's Body

John Brown's Body

Stephen Vincent Benét · 1929

Scarlet Sister Mary

Scarlet Sister Mary

Julia Peterkin · 1929

1928

2 books

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Thornton Wilder · 1928

Edwin Arlington Robinson · 1928

1927

3 books

Louis Bromfield · 1927

Fiddler's Farewell

Fiddler's Farewell

Leonora Speyer · 1927

In Abraham's Bosom

In Abraham's Bosom

Paul Green · 1927

1926

1 books

Sinclair Lewis · 1926

1925

2 books

Edna Ferber · 1925

The Man Who Died Twice

The Man Who Died Twice

Edwin Arlington Robinson · 1925

1924

1 books

The Able McLaughlins

The Able McLaughlins

Margaret Wilson · 1924

1923

3 books

A Few Figs from Thistles

A Few Figs from Thistles

Edna St. Vincent Millay · 1923

Robert Frost · 1923

Willa Cather · 1923

1922

2 books

Booth Tarkington · 1922

Eugene O'Neill · 1922

1921

1 books

The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence

Edith Wharton · 1921

1919

3 books

Carl Sandburg · 1919

The Education of Henry Adams

The Education of Henry Adams

Henry Adams · 1919

The Magnificent Ambersons

The Magnificent Ambersons

Booth Tarkington · 1919

1918

2 books

Ernest Cook Poole · 1918

Sara Teasdale · 1918

1917

1 books

Julia Ward Howe, 1819–1910

Julia Ward Howe, 1819–1910

Maud Howe Elliott, Laura E. Richards · 1917

Year unknown

9 books

A Boy of Unusual Vision

A Boy of Unusual Vision

Alice Steinbach

An Unbelievable Story of Rape

An Unbelievable Story of Rape

Ken Armstrong, T. Christian Miller

From Immigrant to Inventor

From Immigrant to Inventor

Lindsay and Crouse

Lindsay and Crouse

Maus: A Survivor's Tale II: And Here My Troubles Began

Maus: A Survivor's Tale II: And Here My Troubles Began

The Complete Maus

The Complete Maus

They Marched into Sunlight

They Marched into Sunlight