The Pulitzer
Prizes are annual awards for achievements in American journalism, letters,
drama and music. The prizes are awarded by the Pulitzer Prize Board
at Columbia University.
This award
was redefined from "novels" to "fiction in book form"
in 1947.
FICTION
- 2004
The Known World Edward P. Jones
- 2003
Middlesex Jeffrey Eugenides
- 2002
Empire Falls Richard Russo
- 2001
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Michael Chabon
- 2000
Interpreter of Maladies Jhumpa Lahiri
- 1999
The Hours Michael Cunningham
- 1998
American Pastoral Philip Roth
- 1997
Martin Dressler Steven Millhauser
- 1996
Independence Day Richard Ford
- 1995
Stone Diaries Carol Shields
- 1994
Shipping News E. Annie Proulx
- 1993
Good Scent from a Strange Mountain Robert Olen Butler
- 1992
A Thousand Acres Jane Smiley
- 1991
Rabbit at Rest John Updike
- 1990
Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love Oscar Hijuelos
- 1989
Breathing Lessons Anne Tyler
- 1988
Beloved Toni Morrison
- 1987
A Summons to Memphis Peter Taylor
- 1986
Lonesome Dove Larry McMurtry
- 1985
Foreign Affairs Alison Lurie
- 1984
Ironweed William Kennedy
- 1983
The Color Purple Alice Walker
- 1982
Rabbit is Rich John Updike
- 1981
Confederacy of Dunces John Kennedy Toole
- 1980
The Executioner's Song Norman Mailer
- 1979
Stories of John Cheever John Cheever
- 1978
Elbow Room James Alan McPherson
- 1977
No Award
- 1976
Humboldt's Gift Saul Bellow
- 1975
Killer Angels Michael Shaara
- 1974
No Award
- 1973
Optimist's Daughter Eudora Welty
- 1972
Angle of Repose Wallace Stegner
- 1971
No Award
- 1970
Collected Stories Jean Stafford
- 1969
House Made of Dawn N. Scott Momaday
- 1968
Confessions of Nat Turner William Styron
- 1967
Fixer Bernard Malamud
- 1966
Collected Htories Katherine Anne Porter
- 1965
Keepers of the House Shirley Ann Grau