Plot shows how women characters refuse to be victims in a conflict situation
The acclaimed author won many awards in his lifetime but he was never awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature
This year’s Pulitzer juries awarded prizes to works that highlight the notable pitfalls of Donald Trump’s presidency
The Pulitzer Prize recognises achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States
Kendrick Lamar has become the first non-classical, non-jazz artist to win the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for the music category
Donna Tartt’s huge book, 11 years in the writing, wins the honour for "beautifully written … novel with exquisitely drawn characters".
The Sun Sentinel has taken the top award at the 97th Pulitzer Prizes, the most prestigious prizes in the fragmented US journalism industry.
Photographer Massoud Hossaini has won a Pulitzer for what was called a "heartbreaking image of a girl crying in fear after a suicide bomber’s attack".
Newcomers and smaller publications have surpassed big-name media organisations this year as winners of the coveted Pulitzer Prize.
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/ 28 January 2009
John Updike, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, died of lung cancer on Tuesday at age 76.