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Pulitzer Prize-winning Novels
This list contains Pulitzer Prize-winning fiction from 1918 to 1947. The Pulitzer Prizes and Fellowships were established in Columbia University by Joseph Pulitzer. Prizes are awarded by the University on the recommendation of The Pulitzer Prize Board and are announced in Spring. Nominees are organized into 22 categories across journalism, books, drama and music.
All the King's Men
Robert Penn Warren, Noel Polk, 1946
A Bell for Adano
John Hersey, 1944
Journey in the dark.
Martin Flavin, 1943
Dragon's Teeth
Upton Sinclair, 1942
In This Our Life
Ellen Glasgow, 1941
The Late George Apley
John P. Marquand, 1937
Honey in the Horn
H.L. Davis, 1935
Now in November
Josephine Winslow Johnson, 1934
The Store
T.S. Stribling, 1932
Years of Grace
Margaret Ayer Barnes, 1930
Laughing Boy: A Navajo Love Story
Oliver La Farge, 1929
Scarlet Sister Mary
Julia Peterkin, 1928
Early Autumn: A Story of a Lady
Louis Bromfield, 1926
The Able McLaughlins
Margaret Wilson
Alice Adams
Booth Tarkington, 1921
The Magnificent Ambersons
Booth Tarkington, 1918
His Family
Ernest Poole, 1917
The Good Earth
Pearl S. Buck, 1931
Gone with the Wind
Margaret Mitchell, 1936
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Thornton Wilder, 1927
So Big
Edna Ferber, 1924
One of Ours
Willa Cather, 1922
The Yearling
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, 1938
Lamb in His Bosom
Caroline Pafford Miller, Caroline Miller, 2011
§ About this list
- Books
- 27
- Published
- 1917–2011
- Average rating
- 3.9 / 5 across 1,820 ratings
- Genres
- Classics, History, Literature, General
Most-rated on Pulitzer Prize-winning Novels
- 1The Grapes of Wrath · John Steinbeck
- 2Gone with the Wind · Margaret Mitchell
- 3The Good Earth · Pearl S. Buck
Common questions about Pulitzer Prize-winning Novels
- How many books are on Pulitzer Prize-winning Novels?
- Pulitzer Prize-winning Novels has 27 books, published between 1917 and 2011.
- Which book on Pulitzer Prize-winning Novels is the most popular?
- The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck is the most-rated book on the list, with 817 ratings and a 3.9 average.
- What is the highest-rated book on Pulitzer Prize-winning Novels?
- The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton has the highest average rating among the list's books with at least 100 ratings: 4.0 out of 5.
- Where should I start with Pulitzer Prize-winning Novels?
- Start with The Grapes of Wrath, Gone with the Wind and The Good Earth: the three most-rated books on the list.
- What genres are on Pulitzer Prize-winning Novels?
- The books on this list are tagged Classics, History, Literature and General.
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