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Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and Memoir or Autobiography 2023
The 2023 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and Memoir or Autobiography went to His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice by Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa (General Nonfiction) and Stay True by Hua Hsu (Memoir or Autobiography). 7 books were finalists across 2 categories.
Winners
General Nonfiction
Memoir or Autobiography
Finalists
General Nonfiction
- Kingdom of Characters: The Language Revolution That Made China Modernsource (opens in a new tab)
- Sounds Wild and Broken: Sonic Marvels, Evolution's Creativity, and the Crisis of Sensory Extinctionsource (opens in a new tab)
- Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nationsource (opens in a new tab)
Memoir or Autobiography
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)
Shares the most books with
- Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence 13 shared books
- National Book Awards 13 shared books
- National Book Critics Circle Awards 13 shared books
- PEN America Literary Awards 12 shared books
- Goodreads Choice Awards 11 shared books