Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (winners and finalists)

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Winner

A Confederacy of Dunces

John Kennedy Toole, 1980

Readers' Favourite
Prize Winner

On 4 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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A Death in the Family

James Agee, 1957

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 3 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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A Fable

William Faulkner, 1954

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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A Summons to Memphis

Peter Taylor, 1986

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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A Thousand Acres

Jane Smiley, 1991

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Winner

A Visit from The Goon Squad

Jennifer Egan, 2010

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 3 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

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Advise and Consent

Allen Drury, 1959

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Alice Adams

Booth Tarkington, 1921

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Winner

All the King's Men

Robert Penn Warren, 1946

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 4 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

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All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr, 2014

Readers' Favourite
Prize Winner

On 4 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

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American Pastoral

Philip Roth, 1997

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 3 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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Andersonville

MacKinlay Kantor, 1955

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Angel Down

Daniel Kraus, 2025

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Angle of Repose

Wallace Stegner, 1971

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Arrowsmith

Sinclair Lewis, 1925

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Beloved

Toni Morrison, 1987

Prize Winner

On 9 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Breathing Lessons

Anne Tyler, 1988

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 3 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver, 2022

Prize Winner

On 4 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

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Dragon's Teeth

Upton Sinclair, 1942

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Early Autumn

Louis Bromfield, 1926

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Empire Falls

Richard Russo, 2001

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Foreign Affairs

Alison Lurie, 1984

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

Gilead

Marilynne Robinson, 2004

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 5 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £8.97 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:41, 10 Nov · Details

Winner

Gone with the Wind

Margaret Mitchell, 1936

Prize Winner

On 5 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £10.09 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:41, 10 Nov · Details

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Guard of Honor

James Gould Cozzens, 1948

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Winner

His Family

Ernest Poole, 1917

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Honey in the Horn

Harold L. Davis, 1935

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Winner

House Made of Dawn

N. Scott Momaday, 1968

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Humboldt's Gift

Saul Bellow, 1975

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £11.09 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:42, 10 Nov · Details

Winner

In This Our Life

Ellen Glasgow, 1941

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Independence Day

Richard Ford, 1995

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Winner

IRONWEED

William Kennedy, 1983

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £11.81 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:41, 10 Nov · Details

Winner

James

Percival Everett, 2024

Readers' Favourite
Prize Winner

On 5 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

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Journey in the Dark

Martin Flavin, 1943

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Lamb in His Bosom

Caroline Miller, 1933

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Laughing Boy

Oliver La Farge, 1929

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Less

Andrew Sean Greer, 2017

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Lonesome Dove

Larry McMurtry, 1985

Readers' Favourite
Prize Winner

On 3 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

March

Geraldine Brooks, 2005

Readers' Favourite
Prize Winner

On 2 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

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Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer

Steven Millhauser, 1996

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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Middlesex

Jeffrey Eugenides, 2002

Prize Winner

On 3 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Night Watch

Jayne Anne Phillips, 2023

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Now in November

Josephine Winslow Johnson, 1934

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Olive Kitteridge

Elizabeth Strout, 2008

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 2 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

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One of Ours

Willa Cather, 1922

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Rabbit at Rest

John Updike, 1990

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Rabbit Is Rich

John Updike, 1981

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Scarlet Sister Mary

Julia Peterkin, 1928

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Winner

So Big

Edna Ferber, 1924

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Able McLaughlins

Margaret Wilson, 1923

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Age of Innocence

Edith Wharton, 1920

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 4 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay

Michael Chabon, 2000

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 3 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £10.29 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:41, 10 Nov · Details

Winner

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Thornton Wilder, 1927

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 3 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

Junot Díaz, 2007

Prize Winner

On 3 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

The Caine Mutiny

Herman Wouk, 1951

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Color Purple

Alice Walker, 1982

Prize Winner

On 5 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

The Confessions of Nat Turner

William Styron, 1967

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 3 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

The Edge of Sadness

Edwin O'Connor, 1961

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Executioner's Song

Norman Mailer, 1979

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 3 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

The Fixer

Bernard Malamud, 1966

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

The Goldfinch

Donna Tartt, 2013

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 3 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

The Good Earth

Pearl S. Buck, 1931

Readers' Favourite
Prize Winner

On 2 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £11.59 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:42, 10 Nov · Details

Winner

The Grapes of Wrath

John Steinbeck, 1939

Prize Winner
Stood the Test of Time

On 10 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £8.24 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:41, 10 Nov · Details

Winner

The Hours

Michael Cunningham, 1998

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Keepers of the House

Shirley Ann Grau, 1964

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Killer Angels

Michael Shaara, 1974

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Known World

Edward P. Jones, 2003

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 4 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

The Late George Apley

John Phillips Marquand, 1937

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Magnificent Ambersons

Booth Tarkington, 1918

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 2 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

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The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love

Oscar Hijuelos, 1989

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

The Netanyahus: An Account of a Minor and Ultimately Even Negligible Episode in the History of a Very Famous Family

Joshua Cohen, 2021

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Nickel Boys

Colson Whitehead, 2019

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Night Watchman

Louise Erdrich, 2020

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Old Man and the Sea

Ernest Hemingway, 1952

Readers' Favourite
Prize Winner

On 5 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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The Optimist's Daughter

Eudora Welty, 1969

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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The Orphan Master's Son

Adam Johnson, 2012

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Overstory

Richard Powers, 2018

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 3 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

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The Reivers

William Faulkner, 1962

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Road

Cormac McCarthy, 2006

Prize Winner

On 8 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

The Shipping News

E. Annie Proulx, 1993

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 3 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £7.03 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:41, 10 Nov · Details

Winner

The Stone Diaries

Carol Shields, 1993

Readers' Favourite
Prize Winner

On 3 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

The Store

T. S. Stribling, 1932

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Sympathizer

Viet Thanh Nguyen, 2015

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 2 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £10.44 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:41, 10 Nov · Details

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The Town

Conrad Richter, 1950

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

Robert Lewis Taylor, 1958

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Underground Railroad

Colson Whitehead, 2016

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 5 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £8.98 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:41, 10 Nov · Details

Winner

The Way West

A. B. Guthrie, 1949

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Yearling

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, 1938

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Tinkers

Paul Harding, 2009

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

Winner

To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee, 1960

Prize Winner

On 11 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £7.68 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:41, 10 Nov · Details

Winner

Years of Grace

Margaret Ayer Barnes, 1930

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

A Flag for Sunrise

Critics' Darling

On 3 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £9.61 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:41, 10 Nov · Details

Shortlist

Evidence of Things Unseen

Marianne Wiggins, 2003

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £11.40 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:42, 10 Nov · Details

Shortlist

Godric

Frederick Buechner, 1980

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Headshot: A Novel

Rita Bullwinkel, 2024

On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Housekeeping

Marilynne Robinson, 1980

Critics' Darling

On 5 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

I Wish This War Were Over

Diana O'Hehir, 1984

On 1 of the 21 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Imagine Me Gone

Shortlist

Sabbath's Theater

Philip Roth, 1995

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £9.49 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:42, 10 Nov · Details

Shortlist

Same Bed Different Dreams

Ed Park, 2023

On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

So Long, See You Tomorrow

William Maxwell, 1979

Lee Martin, 2004

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Corrections

Jonathan Franzen, 2001

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 6 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £8.13 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:41, 10 Nov · Details

Shortlist

The Dutch House

Ann Patchett, 2019

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Echo Maker

Richard Powers, 2006

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £10.25 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:42, 10 Nov · Details

Shortlist

The Feud

Thomas Berger, 1983

On 1 of the 21 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Ghost Writer

Philip Roth, 1979

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £9.19 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:42, 10 Nov · Details

Shortlist

The Great Believers

Rebecca Makkai, 2018

Critics' Darling

Readers' Favourite
Stood the Test of Time

On 5 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

The Privileges

Jonathan Dee, 2010

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Quick and the Dead

Joy Williams, 2000

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Snow Child

Eowyn Ivey, 2012

Readers' Favourite

On 2 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £10.27 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:42, 10 Nov · Details

Shortlist

The Son

Philipp Meyer, 2013

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Sport of Kings

C. E. Morgan, 2016

On 2 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £19.10 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:42, 10 Nov · Details

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The Surrendered

Chang-rae Lee, 2010

On 1 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Things They Carried

Tim O'Brien, 1990

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Topeka School

Ben Lerner, 2019

On 1 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Unicorn Woman

Gayl Jones, 2025

On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Woman Who Lost Her Soul

Bob Shacochis, 2013

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

There There

Tommy Orange, 2018

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Train Dreams

Denis Johnson, 2002

Critics' Darling

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £8.92 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:41, 10 Nov · Details

Shortlist

Tree of Smoke

Denis Johnson, 2007

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 3 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £11.05 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:41, 10 Nov · Details

Shortlist

Trust

Hernán Díaz, 2022

Critics' Darling

On 2 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £9.45 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:41, 10 Nov · Details

Shortlist

Underworld

Don DeLillo, 1997

Critics' Darling

On 4 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Waiting

Ha Jin, 1999

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £13.35 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:42, 10 Nov · Details

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War Trash

Ha Jin, 2004

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Wednesday's Child

Yiyun Li, 2023

On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

What I Lived For

Joyce Carol Oates, 1994

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for