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Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and Memoir or Autobiography 2011

The 2011 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and Memoir or Autobiography went to The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee. 3 books were finalists.

Winner

  1. The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjeesource (opens in a new tab)

Finalists

  1. Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History by S.C. Gwynnesource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carrsource (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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