Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
1 appearances
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Edition 32 (1990) Winner
Dale Maharidge
デール・マハリッジ
Dēru Maharijji
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1956-10-24 （Ohio）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New York City → Petrolia, California
Career
- Occupations
- author, journalist, professor
- Active Years
- 1985-2024
- Affiliations
- Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Stanford University
- Influenced By
- James Agee, Walker Evans
- Influenced
- Bruce Springsteen
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyahoga Community College | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Cleveland State University | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Harvard University | — | Nieman Fellow | — | — | United States |
Cuyahoga Community College
Country:
United States
Cleveland State University
Country:
United States
Harvard University
Nieman Fellow
Country:
United States
as a Nieman Fellow
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction | And Their Children After Them | — | Columbia University | winner |
Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
1990
Work:
And Their Children After Them
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
And Their Children After Them
1989 NonfictionA revisiting of James Agee and Walker Evans's Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, documenting cotton tenancy.
povertyrural Americalegacy
Bibliography
- Journey to Nowhere: The Saga of the New Underclass (1985)
- And Their Children After Them (1989)
- Yosemite: A Landscape of Life (1990)
- The Last Great American Hobo (1993)
- The Coming White Minority (1996)
- Homeland (2004)
- Denison, Iowa (2005)
- Someplace Like America (2011)
- Leapers (2012)
- Bringing Mulligan Home (2013)
- The Dead Drink First (2019)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- journalistic nonfictionon-the-ground reporting
- Recurring Motifs
- American underclassworking poorsocial inequality
Legacy
Known for journalistic works on America's working poor and underclass, Pulitzer winner, influenced Bruce Springsteen.
In Popular Culture
- Influenced Bruce Springsteen's songs like Youngstown
Trivia
- Famous for collaborations with photographer Michael Williamson
- Bruce Springsteen credits his influence