Tuesday, April 19, 2011
[Awards] 2011 Pulitzer Prize Winners
The 2011 winners of the Pulitzer Prize were announced Monday, April 18th. The Pulitzer is best known as an award for journalism but books also receive honors under the "Letters" category (Awards history). View those winners below.
Fiction - A Visit From the Goon Squad, by Jennifer Egan
History - The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery, by Eric Foner
Biography - Washington: A Life, by Ron Chernow
General Nonfiction: The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer, by Siddhartha Mukherjee
View all Pulitzer Prize winners
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