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2008 Pulitzer Prize
Primarily known for its journalism awards, the Pulitzer Prize has also been awarded for contributions to literacy and poetry over the past ninety years. Previous winners include John F. Kennedy for his book Profiles in Courage and Ernest Hemingway for one of his most famous novels, The Old Man and the Sea.
» See also last year's Pulitzer Prize Awards - 2007
2008 Pulitzer Prizes
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Winner - Fiction Prize, 2008
by: Junot Diaz
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Finalists - Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Winner - General Non-fiction Prize, 2008
by: Saul Friedlander
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Finalists - Pulitzer Prize for non Fiction
The Rise, Fall and Deadly Persistance of the Product That Defined America
by Allan Brandt
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Listening to the Twentieth Century
by Alex Ross
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Winner - Pulitzer History Prize, 2008
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Finalists - Pulitzer History Prize
America and the Korean War
by the late David Halberstam
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Winner - Pulitzer Poetry Prize, 2008
This year, the judges awarded prizes to two of the three finalists for poetry:
Joint winners - Pulitzer Poetry Prize
Pulitzer Poetry Prize - Finalist
Messenger:
New and Selected Poems, 1976-2006
by Ellen Bryant Voigt
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All Poetry Books:
New and Selected Poems, 1976-2006
by Ellen Bryant Voigt
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Winner - Biography or Autobiography Prize, 2008
Finalists - Pulitzer Prize: Biography or Autobiography
Pulitzer Special Citation, 2008
In addition to the normal Pulitzer prize categories, in 2008 a special citation was given to Bob Dylan in recognition of his "profound impact on popular music and American culture".
Winner - Drama Prize, 2008
by: Tracy Letts
Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.
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