Next on your reading list: something from this list of the best Pulitzer Prize-winning novels. These are essentially the greatest books of fiction in the history of literature. Are you looking to buy a collection of the best novels of all time? According to the most prestigious prize out there, this list contains every single book deserving of such a title. Men and women can read these Pulitzer Prize winners to bed every night. Some of them are even appropriate for young adults or even younger, such as Harper Lee's famed To Kill A Mockingbird.
Speaking of Mockingbird, you will notice something interesting as you peruse this list of the best Pulitzer Prize-winning novels of all time. So many of these winners for the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction have been turned, or are currently being turned into, major motion pictures. It is clear that movie producers in Hollywood know when there is a good story that could garner critical claim with an adapted screenplay.
This list of all novels that won the Pulitzer Prize includes beloved classes like The Color Purple, The Old Man and the Sea, and Lonesome Dove. Other newer titles on the list, like Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay and Jerry Eugenides's Middlesex are prime examples of modern literature that you should add to your book collection - if you haven't already. This Pulitzer Prize fiction list is guaranteed to keep your turning pages all day long.1
648139To Kill a Mockingbird (1961)
Harper LeeFirst Published: 1960-07-11
Subjects: Monarch, Literary, Literature, Classics, Drama
Genres (Book): Fiction
Original Language: English Language
To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It was immediately... more on Wikipedia
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20444The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
John SteinbeckFirst Published: 1939
Subjects: California, Great Depression in the United States, Dust Bowl, Oklahoma
Genres (Book): Novel
Original Language: English Language
The Grapes of Wrath is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck and published in... more on Wikipedia3
300149The Color Purple (1983)
Alice WalkerFirst Published: 1982
Subjects: Feminism
Genres (Book): Fiction, Epistolary novel
Original Language: English Language
The Color Purple is a 1982 epistolary novel by American author Alice Walker which won the 1983... more on Wikipedia4
294152The Old Man and the Sea (1953)
Ernest HemingwayFirst Published: 1952
Subjects: Ocean, Fishing, Friendship, Cuba
Genres (Book): Children's literature, Fiction, Novella, Sea story
Original Language: English Language
The Old Man and the Sea is a novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in... more on Wikipedia5
250132The Road (2007)
Cormac McCarthyFirst Published: 2006-09-26
Subjects: Survival skills, Literary, Adventure, United States of America
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, Fiction, Literary fiction, Science Fiction
Original Language: English Language
The Road is a 2006 novel by American writer Cormac McCarthy. It is a post-apocalyptic tale of... more on Wikipedia6
277111Lonesome Dove (1986)
Larry McMurtryFirst Published: 1985
Genres (Book): Fiction, Novel
Original Language: English Language
Lonesome Dove is a 1985 Pulitzer Prize-winning western novel written by Larry McMurtry. It is... more on Wikipedia7
179103Beloved (1988)
Toni MorrisonFirst Published: 1987-01
Subjects: Literary, Ohio, 19th century, Slavery, Spanish Language
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Children's literature, Historical fiction, Fiction, Novel
Original Language: English Language
Beloved is a 1987 novel by the American writer Toni Morrison. Set after the American Civil... more on Wikipedia8
12463The Caine Mutiny (1952)
Herman WoukFirst Published: 1951
Subjects: Literature, Classics, Military, United States of America, World War II
Genres (Book): Novel
Original Language: English Language
The Caine Mutiny is a 1951 Pulitzer Prize–winning novel by Herman Wouk. The novel grew out of... more on Wikipedia9
12766The Killer Angels: A Novel of the Civil War (1975)
Michael ShaaraFirst Published: 1974
Subjects: Literary, Pennsylvania, Literature, Classics, Battle of Gettysburg
Genres (Book): War novel, Historical fiction, Fiction, Historical novel
Original Language: English Language
The Killer Angels is a historical novel by Michael Shaara that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize... more on Wikipedia10
199133A Confederacy of Dunces (1981)
John Kennedy TooleFirst Published: 1980
Subjects: Popular literature, Literary, Classics, French Quarter, New Orleans
Genres (Book): Tragicomedy, Fiction, Comedy
Original Language: English Language
A Confederacy of Dunces is a picaresque novel by American novelist John Kennedy Toole which... more on Wikipedia11
164101Middlesex (2003)
Jeffrey EugenidesFirst Published: 2002-10-07
Subjects: Literary
Genres (Book): Transgender and transsexual fiction, Fiction, Novel
Original Language: English Language
Middlesex is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Jeffrey Eugenides published in 2002. The book... more on Wikipedia12
161100The Shipping News (1994)
E. Annie ProulxFirst Published: 1993
Subjects: Tragedy, Death, Love, Newfoundland
Genres (Book): Novel
Original Language: English Language
The Shipping News is a novel by American author E. Annie Proulx, published by Charles... more on Wikipedia13
164103The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (2001)
Michael ChabonFirst Published: 2000-09-19
Subjects: Literary
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Historical fiction, Fiction
Original Language: English Language
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay is a 2000 novel by Jewish American author Michael... more on Wikipedia14
16360All the Light We Cannot See (2015)
Anthony Doerr15
13052Gone with the Wind (1937)
Margaret MitchellFirst Published: 1936-06-30
Subjects: Women, Plantations in the American South, United States of America, American Civil War, History
Genres (Book): Historical fiction, Fiction, Novel
Original Language: English Language
Gone with the Wind is a novel written by Margaret Mitchell, first published in 1936. The story... more on Wikipedia16
11579Empire Falls (2002)
Richard RussoFirst Published: 2001-05-08
Subjects: Working class, Adventure, Fathers and Daughters, Maine
Genres (Book): Fiction, Novel
Original Language: English Language
Empire Falls is a 2001 novel written by Richard Russo. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction... more on Wikipedia17
7522The Age of Innocence (1921)
Edith WhartonFirst Published: 1920
Subjects: Literary, Upper class, Marriage, Education, Literature
Genres (Book): Romance novel, Fiction, Novel
Original Language: English Language
The Age of Innocence is Edith Wharton's twelfth novel, initially serialized in four parts in... more on Wikipedia18
8463Interpreter of Maladies (2000)
Jhumpa LahiriFirst Published: 1999
Subjects: Literary, Indian American, Self-help, Culture of India
Genres (Book): Anthology, Fiction, Short story
Original Language: English Language
Interpreter of Maladies is a book collection of nine short stories by Indian American author... more on Wikipedia19
12181The Hours (1999)
Michael CunninghamFirst Published: 1998
Subjects: Women
Genres (Book): Drama, Parallel novel, Novel
Original Language: English Language
The Hours is a 1998 novel written by Michael Cunningham. It won the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for... more on Wikipedia20
10952The Goldfinch
Donna TarttFirst Published: Oct 22 2013
The Goldfinch is the third novel from Donna Tartt, her first in 11 years. In February 2013,... more on Wikipedia21
7156Angle of Repose (1972)
Wallace StegnerFirst Published: 1971
Subjects: California, Adultery
Genres (Book): Novel
Original Language: English Language
Angle of Repose is a 1971 novel by Wallace Stegner about a wheelchair-using historian, Lyman... more on Wikipedia22
8672American Pastoral (1998)
Philip RothFirst Published: 1997-05-12
Subjects: Literary, Family, United States of America, History
Genres (Book): Fiction, Novel
Original Language: English Language
American Pastoral is a Philip Roth novel published in 1997 concerning Seymour "Swede" Levov, a... more on Wikipedia23
8953The Executioner's Song (1980)
Norman MailerFirst Published: 1979
Genres (Book): Novel
Original Language: English Language
The Executioner's Song is a Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Norman Mailer that depicts the... more on Wikipedia24
5420All the King's Men
Robert Penn WarrenFirst Published: 1946
Subjects: Politician, Election, Political corruption
Genres (Book): Political fiction
Original Language: American English, English Language
All the King's Men is a novel by Robert Penn Warren first published in 1946. Its title is... more on Wikipedia25
10982Olive Kitteridge (2009)
Elizabeth StroutFirst Published: 2008-03-25
Subjects: Maine
Genres (Book): Fiction, Novel
Original Language: English Language
Olive Kitteridge is a book by Elizabeth Strout.
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