Congratulations to the winners of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize!
WINNER: FICTION
A spare and devastating exploration of abuse at a reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida that is ultimately a powerful tale of human perseverance, dignity and redemption.FINALISTS: The Dutch House by Ann Patchett and The Topeka School by Ben Lerner
WINNER: HISTORY
A masterfully researched meditation on reparations based on the remarkable story of a 19th century woman who survived kidnapping and re-enslavement to sue her captor.FINALISTS: Race for Profit by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and The End of the Myth by Greg Grandin
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WINNER: BIOGRAPHY
An authoritatively constructed work told with pathos and grace, that captures the writer’s genius and humanity alongside her addictions, sexual ambiguities and volatile enthusiasms.FINALISTS: Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century by George Packer and Parisian Lives: Samuel Beckett, Simone de Beauvior, And Me by the late Deirdre Bair
WINNER: POETRY
A collection of masterful lyrics that combine delicacy with historical urgency in their loving evocation of bodies vulnerable to hostility and violence.FINALISTS: Dunce by Mary Ruefle and Only As the Day Is Long by Dorianne Laux
WINNER: GENERAL NONFICTION (TIE)
A sweeping and beautifully written book that probes the American myth of boundless expansion and provides a compelling context for thinking about the current political moment. (Moved by the Board from the History category.)FINALISTS: Elderhood by Louise Aronson and Solitary by Albert Woodfox with Leslie George
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WINNER: GENERAL NONFICTION (TIE)
An elegant and unforgettable narrative about the brutality of illness and the capitalism of cancer care in America.FINALISTS: Elderhood by Louise Aronson and Solitary by Albert Woodfox with Leslie George