Pulitzer prize winners in literature, poetry, and drama
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- Q1Who won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 2020?Jesmyn WardColson WhiteheadTayari JonesZadie Smith30s
- Q2Which American playwright won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2017?Lynn NottageTony KushnerAugust WilsonSuzan-Lori Parks30s
- Q3Who won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 2020?Claudia RankineTracy K. SmithJericho BrownNatasha Trethewey30s
- Q4Which American novelist won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2015?Anthony DoerrMarlon JamesDonna TarttRichard Ford30s
- Q5Who won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2013 for the play 'Disgraced'?Ayad AkhtarDavid Lindsay-AbaireBruce NorrisLynn Nottage30s
- Q6Which American author won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2014 for 'The Goldfinch'?Donna TarttJhumpa LahiriRichard RussoJunot Diaz30s
- Q7Who won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 2018 for 'Half-Light: Collected Poems 1965-2016'?Frank BidartTracy K. SmithRae ArmantroutNatasha Trethewey30s
- Q8Which playwright won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2010 for the play 'Next to Normal'?Tony KushnerDavid MametAugust WilsonBrian Yorkey30s
- Q9Who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2016 for 'The Sympathizer'?Viet Thanh NguyenColson WhiteheadHanya YanagiharaAdam Johnson30s
- Q10Which American author won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2011 for 'A Visit from the Goon Squad'?Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieJonathan FranzenJennifer EganJeffrey Eugenides30s