Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Pulitzer Prize 2011


One of the prestigious awards for journalism particularly in US .There are many categories but i chose to list only few which i always looks forward every year.

CategoryWinnerWork
FictionJennifer EganA visit from the goon squad
BiographyRon ChernowWashington:A life
Non-fictionSiddhartha MukherjeeThe emperor of all maladies:A biography of Cancer
PoetryKay RyanThe best of it:New and Selected Poems
Editorial CartooningMike KeefeeThe Denever post
Feature PhotographyBarbara DavidsonLos Angeles Times

For a complete list of 2011 winner's click here

I read lot about Siddhartha Mukherjee's  "The Emperor of all maladies:A Biography of Cancer", have to read this book as soon as possible. As for the biography i liked to read Ron Chernow's "Washington: A life" once i finish my current set of biographies including that of Richard Feynman.

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