Author record · 2009 to 2023
Benjamin Moser: Awards and Best-of Lists
Benjamin Moser has won 1 award, the Pulitzer Prize (Biography and History) (2020) for Sontag: Her Life and Work, with 3 shortlist or finalist places and 6 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Upside-Down World | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | The Upside-Down World: Meetings With the Dutch Masters | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | Sontag: Her Life and Work | Pulitzer Prize (Biography and History) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Biography or Autobiography | |
| 2020 | Sontag: Her Life and Work | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Lesbian Memoir/Biography | |
| 2020 | Sontag: Her Life and Work | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography | |
| 2019 | Sontag: Her Life | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Literary non-fiction | |
| 2009 | Why This World: A Biography of Clarice Lispector | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Biography | |
| 2009 | Why This World: A Biography of Clarice Lispector | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Biography | |
| 2009 | Why This World | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2009 | Why This World: A Biography of Clarice Lispector | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction |
Books
- Sontag: Her Life and Work4 sources · 2019 to 2020
- Why This World: A Biography of Clarice Lispector4 sources · 2009
- The Upside-Down World2 sources · 2023