Started in 1917, the Pulitzer Prizes are awarded to 21 writers, musicians, and photographers. Joseph Pulitzer, founder of the awards, was himself an American journalist of great skill and passion.

2010 Winners 

Fiction

A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

History

The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery by Eric Foner

Biography or Autobiography

Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow

Poetry

The Best of It: New and Selected Poems by Kay Ryan

General Non Fiction

Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Music

Madame White Snake by Zhou Long

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