Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
1 appearances
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Edition 64 (2021) Winner
David Zucchino
デイビッド・ズッキーノ
Deibiddo Zukkīno
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Beirut, Lebanon → Nairobi, Kenya → Johannesburg, South Africa → Philadelphia, United States → Los Angeles, United States
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, author
- Active Years
- 1981-2022
- Affiliations
- The Philadelphia Inquirer, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times
- Nominations
- Pulitzer Prize finalist (4 times: Lebanon, Africa, Philadelphia, Iraq coverage)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Pulitzer Prize | Being Black in South Africa | Feature Writing | Pulitzer Prize Board | Winner |
| 2021 | Pulitzer Prize | Wilmington's Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy | General Nonfiction | Pulitzer Prize Board | Winner |
| 2022 | North Carolina Award | Wilmington's Lie | — | State of North Carolina | Winner |
Pulitzer Prize
1989
Work:
Being Black in South Africa
Category:
Feature Writing
Organization:
Pulitzer Prize Board
Result:
Winner
Pulitzer Prize
2021
Work:
Wilmington's Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy
Category:
General Nonfiction
Organization:
Pulitzer Prize Board
Result:
Winner
North Carolina Award
2022
Work:
Wilmington's Lie
Organization:
State of North Carolina
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Wilmington's Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy
2020 General NonfictionA gripping account of the overthrow of the elected government of a Black-majority North Carolina city after Reconstruction that untangles a complicated set of power dynamics cutting across race, class and gender.
RacismWhite SupremacyHistoryPolitical Coup
Myth of the Welfare Queen
1997 NonfictionThunder Run: The Armored Strike to Capture Baghdad
2004 NonfictionBibliography
- Wilmington's Lie (2020), Myth of the Welfare Queen (1997), Thunder Run (2004)
Legacy
Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist and author known for investigative reporting on topics like race in South Africa, Iraq War, and the 1898 Wilmington insurrection. Also received the North Carolina Award.