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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.

A Bell for Adano

A Bell for Adano
ByJohn Hersey

1944 • 13 Readers • 269 pages 4.3

Alice Adams

Alice Adams
ByBooth Tarkington

1921 • 8 Readers • 268 pages 4

All the King's Men

All the King's Men
ByRobert Penn Warren

1946 • 145 Readers • 669 pages 4.1

Arrowsmith

Arrowsmith
BySinclair Lewis

1925 • 15 Readers • 532 pages 4

Dragon's Teeth

Dragon's Teeth
ByUpton Sinclair

1942 • 10 Readers • 328 pages 5

Early Autumn: A Story of a Lady

1926 • 8 Readers • 303 pages

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind
ByMargaret Mitchell

196 • 691 Readers • 976 pages 4

His Family

His Family
ByErnest Poole

1917 • 7 Readers • 336 pages

Honey in the Horn

Honey in the Horn
ByH.L. Davis

1935 • 6 Readers • 408 pages

In This Our Life

In This Our Life
ByEllen Glasgow

1941 • 10 Readers • 588 pages

Journey in the dark.

Journey in the dark.
ByMartin Flavin

1943 • 6 Readers • 432 pages

Lamb in his bosom

Lamb in his bosom
ByCaroline Miller

2011 • 3 Readers • 369 pages

Laughing Boy: A Navajo Love Story

1929 • 11 Readers • 193 pages

Now in November

Now in November
ByJosephine Winslow Johnson

1934 • 18 Readers • 193 pages 3

One of Ours

One of Ours
ByWilla Cather

1922 • 27 Readers • 382 pages 3.7

Scarlet Sister Mary

Scarlet Sister Mary
ByJulia Peterkin

1928 • 6 Readers • 376 pages

So Big

So Big
ByEdna Ferber

28 Readers 4.5

The Able McLaughlins

The Able McLaughlins
ByMargaret Wilson

2007 • 9 Readers • 268 pages

The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence
ByEdith Wharton

1920 • 316 Readers • 388 pages 4

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

1927 • 71 Readers 3.8

The Good Earth

The Good Earth
ByPearl S. Buck

1936 • 34 Readers • 9 pages 4

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath
ByJohn Steinbeck

1939 • 1,174 Readers • 496 pages 3.8

The Late George Apley

The Late George Apley
ByJohn P. Marquand

1937 • 6 Readers • 513 pages

The Magnificent Ambersons

The Magnificent Ambersons
ByBooth Tarkington

1918 • 32 Readers • 242 pages 3.9

The Store

The Store
ByT.S. Stribling

1932 • 7 Readers • 592 pages

The Yearling

The Yearling
ByMarjorie Kinnan Rawlings

1938 • 46 Readers • 428 pages 3.9

Years of Grace

Years of Grace
ByMargaret Ayer Barnes

1930 • 6 Readers • 592 pages