Award List

Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction is awarded annually for distinguished fiction by an American author.

68 books total  ·  64 with summaries

James by Percival Everett — book cover
2024

James
Percival Everett
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver — book cover
2023

Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver
The Netanyahus by Joshua Cohen — book cover
2022

The Netanyahus
Joshua Cohen
The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich — book cover
2021

The Night Watchman
Louise Erdrich
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead — book cover
2020

The Nickel Boys
Colson Whitehead
The Overstory by Richard Powers — book cover
2019

The Overstory
Richard Powers
Less by Andrew Sean Greer — book cover
2018

Less
Andrew Sean Greer
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead — book cover
2017

The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen — book cover
2016

The Sympathizer
Viet Thanh Nguyen
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr — book cover
2015

All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt — book cover
2014

The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt
The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson — book cover
2013

The Orphan Master's Son
Adam Johnson
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan — book cover
2011

A Visit from the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan
Tinkers by Paul Harding — book cover
2010

Tinkers
Paul Harding
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout — book cover
2009

Olive Kitteridge
Elizabeth Strout
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz — book cover
2008

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Junot Díaz
The Road by Cormac McCarthy — book cover
2007

The Road
Cormac McCarthy
March by Geraldine Brooks — book cover
2006

March
Geraldine Brooks
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson — book cover
2005

Gilead
Marilynne Robinson
The Known World by Edward P. Jones — book cover
2004

The Known World
Edward P. Jones
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides — book cover
2003

Middlesex
Jeffrey Eugenides
Empire Falls by Richard Russo — book cover
2002

Empire Falls
Richard Russo
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon — book cover
2001

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Michael Chabon
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri — book cover
2000

Interpreter of Maladies
Jhumpa Lahiri
The Hours by Michael Cunningham — book cover
1999

The Hours
Michael Cunningham
American Pastoral by Philip Roth — book cover
1998

American Pastoral
Philip Roth
Martin Dressler by Steven Millhauser — book cover
1997

Martin Dressler
Steven Millhauser
Independence Day by Richard Ford — book cover
1996

Independence Day
Richard Ford
The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields — book cover
1995

The Stone Diaries
Carol Shields
The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx — book cover
1994

The Shipping News
E. Annie Proulx
A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain by Robert Olen Butler — book cover
1993

A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain
Robert Olen Butler
Rabbit at Rest by John Updike — book cover
1991

Rabbit at Rest
John Updike
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love by Oscar Hijuelos — book cover
1990

The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love
Oscar Hijuelos
Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler — book cover
1989

Breathing Lessons
Anne Tyler
Beloved by Toni Morrison — book cover
1988

Beloved
Toni Morrison
A Summons to Memphis by Peter Taylor — book cover
1987

A Summons to Memphis
Peter Taylor
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry — book cover
1986

Lonesome Dove
Larry McMurtry
Foreign Affairs by Alison Lurie — book cover
1985

Foreign Affairs
Alison Lurie
The Color Purple by Alice Walker — book cover
1983

The Color Purple
Alice Walker
Rabbit Is Rich by John Updike — book cover
1982

Rabbit Is Rich
John Updike
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole — book cover
1981

A Confederacy of Dunces
John Kennedy Toole
The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer — book cover
1980

The Executioner's Song
Norman Mailer
The Stories of John Cheever by John Cheever — book cover
1979

The Stories of John Cheever
John Cheever
Elbow Room by James Alan McPherson — book cover
1978

Elbow Room
James Alan McPherson
Humboldt's Gift by Saul Bellow — book cover
1976

Humboldt's Gift
Saul Bellow
The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara — book cover
1975

The Killer Angels
Michael Shaara
The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty — book cover
1973

The Optimist's Daughter
Eudora Welty
Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner — book cover
1972

Angle of Repose
Wallace Stegner
The Collected Stories by Jean Stafford — book cover
1970

The Collected Stories
Jean Stafford
House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday — book cover
1969

House Made of Dawn
N. Scott Momaday
The Confessions of Nat Turner by William Styron — book cover
1968

The Confessions of Nat Turner
William Styron
The Fixer by Bernard Malamud — book cover
1967

The Fixer
Bernard Malamud
Collected Stories by Katherine Anne Porter — book cover
1966

Collected Stories
Katherine Anne Porter
The Keepers of the House by Shirley Ann Grau — book cover
1965

The Keepers of the House
Shirley Ann Grau
The Reivers by William Faulkner — book cover
1963

The Reivers
William Faulkner
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee — book cover
1961

To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
Advise and Consent by Allen Drury — book cover
1960

Advise and Consent
Allen Drury
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters by Robert Lewis Taylor — book cover
1959

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
Robert Lewis Taylor
A Death in the Family by James Agee — book cover
1958

A Death in the Family
James Agee
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway — book cover
1953

The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway
The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk — book cover
1952

The Caine Mutiny
Herman Wouk
The Town by Conrad Richter — book cover
1951

The Town
Conrad Richter
The Way West by A.B. Guthrie Jr. — book cover
1950

The Way West
A.B. Guthrie Jr.
Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener — book cover
1948

Tales of the South Pacific
James A. Michener
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