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Daniel Kraus' 'Angel Down' and Bess Wohl's 'Liberation' are among Pulitzer winners in the arts

Daniel Kraus' 'Angel Down' and Bess Wohl's 'Liberation' are among Pulitzer winners in the arts

Summary

Daniel Kraus won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction with his book "Angel Down," which tells a World War I story in one long sentence. Other winners include Bess Wohl for drama with "Liberation," and several authors who wrote about American history, biography, memoir, and nonfiction topics.

Key Facts

  • Daniel Kraus won the fiction Pulitzer for "Angel Down," a World War I narrative.
  • "Angel Down" is written in one continuous sentence.
  • Bess Wohl won the drama Pulitzer for "Liberation," about feminist groups in the 1970s.
  • Jill Lepore won the history Pulitzer for "We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution."
  • Amanda Vaill won the biography Pulitzer for "Pride and Pleasure," about the Schuyler Sisters during the American Revolution.
  • Yiyun Li won the memoir-autobiography Pulitzer for "Things in Nature Merely Grow," about the suicides of her two sons.
  • Brian Goldstone won the general nonfiction Pulitzer for "There is No Place for Us," about working and homelessness in America.
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