Pulitzer Fiction Winners
Pulitzer Fiction Winners is a structured books dataset with 25 entries. Its fields include Title, Author, Year Won. Community voting appears as a separate signal beside eligible rows and does not replace the source values.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 25 rows
- Fields
- 5 columns
- Source
- The Pulitzer Prizes
- Data updated
- Apr 9, 2026
Included fields: Title, Author, Year Won, Published, Subject.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Year Won span
- 1921 to 2022
- Across 25 preview rows
- Published span
- 1920 to 2021
- Across 25 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Title, Author, and Year Won across books entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 25 downloadable records
Title↕ | Author↕ | Year Won↕ | Published↕ | Subject↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton | 1921 | 1920 | Old New York society |
The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck | 1940 | 1939 | Great Depression / Dust Bowl |
A Bell for Adano | John Hersey | 1945 | 1944 | WWII occupation of Italy |
All the King's Men | Robert Penn Warren | 1947 | 1946 | Southern politics |
The Old Man and the Sea | Ernest Hemingway | 1953 | 1952 | Cuban fisherman |
To Kill a Mockingbird | Harper Lee | 1961 | 1960 | Racial injustice in the South |
The Confessions of Nat Turner | William Styron | 1968 | 1967 | Slave rebellion |
The Optimist's Daughter | Eudora Welty | 1973 | 1972 | Southern family |
The Color Purple | Alice Walker | 1983 | 1982 | Black women in the South |
Lonesome Dove | Larry McMurtry | 1986 | 1985 | Texas cattle drive |
Beloved | Toni Morrison | 1988 | 1987 | Slavery and memory |
Breathing Lessons | Anne Tyler | 1989 | 1988 | Marriage / family |
The Shipping News | E. Annie Proulx | 1994 | 1993 | Newfoundland life |
Independence Day | Richard Ford | 1996 | 1995 | Suburban middle age |
American Pastoral | Philip Roth | 1998 | 1997 | 1960s America |
The Hours | Michael Cunningham | 1999 | 1998 | Three women, one day |
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay | Michael Chabon | 2001 | 2000 | Golden age of comics |
Middlesex | Jeffrey Eugenides | 2003 | 2002 | Greek American intersex |
The Road | Cormac McCarthy | 2007 | 2006 | Post-apocalyptic America |
A Visit from the Goon Squad | Jennifer Egan | 2011 | 2010 | Music industry / time |
The Goldfinch | Donna Tartt | 2014 | 2013 | Stolen painting / grief |
The Sympathizer | Viet Thanh Nguyen | 2016 | 2015 | Vietnam War / double agent |
The Underground Railroad | Colson Whitehead | 2017 | 2016 | Slavery escape |
The Nickel Boys | Colson Whitehead | 2020 | 2019 | Reform school abuse |
The Netanyahus | Joshua Cohen | 2022 | 2021 | Academic satire |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Pulitzer Fiction Winners organized?
The table starts in the source data's order. Community voting is enabled as a separate approval signal beside eligible rows; votes do not replace the source values.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 25 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 25 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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