We’re delighted that Anthony Doerr has been awarded the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novel, All the Light We Cannot See, which was ten years in the writing!
The jury described the book as, ‘an imaginative and intricate novel inspired by the horrors of World War II and written in short, elegant chapters that explore human nature and the contradictory power of technology’. Our own reviewer writes, “…it’s impossible to do Doerr’s novel any justice with paltry aphorisms. The depth of emotion here is immense.” (Find the full review here.)
Other winning books from this year’s Pulitzer Prizes include…
- The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert (General Non-fiction)
- Encounters at the Heart of the World: A history of the Mandan People by Elizabeth A. Fenn (History)
- The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe by David I Kertzer (Biography)
- Digest by Gregory Pardlo (Poetry)
