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Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and Memoir or Autobiography 2006

The 2006 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and Memoir or Autobiography went to Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya by Caroline Elkins. 3 books were finalists.

Winner

  1. Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya by Caroline Elkinssource (opens in a new tab)

Finalists

  1. Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 by Tony Judtsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq by George Packersource (opens in a new tab)

About the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and Memoir or Autobiography

Winners and finalists from the pulitzer.org General Nonfiction and Memoir or Autobiography category pages. Memoir or Autobiography was created in 2023, so that category starts in 2023.

Organization: Pulitzer Prizes. Years are award years, which can differ from publication years. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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