Pulitzer prize fiction books

The Pulitzer Prize category for Fiction was established in 1948, replacing the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel category and awarding acclaim and $15,000 dollars to American authors of outstanding fiction.

There have been 70 winners of this esteemed award to date, building a glittering hall of fame for an incredible array of novels. 

(Math whizzes will notice those numbers don't add up to the current year—and that's because the committee occasionally declines to declare a winner from the finalists.

That isn't because none of the books are deserving of the prize; this happens when none of the finalists received a majority of the vote.)

The winners of the Pulitzer Prizes are generally announced each April, but any time is a good time to look back on all of the novels that claimed the honor before.

Here is a complete list of the Pulitzer Prize winners for Fiction.

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