Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
1 appearances
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Edition 41 (1999) Winner
John McPhee
ジョン・マクフィー
Jon Makufī
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1931-03-08 （Princeton, New Jersey）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Princeton, New Jersey
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Journalist, Professor
- Active Years
- 1963-2024
- Affiliations
- Princeton University, The New Yorker
- Memberships
- Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Influenced By
- None specified
- Influenced
- David Remnick, Richard Preston, Eric Schlosser
- Nominations
- Pulitzer Prize finalist (Basin and Range, Rising from the Plains, Looking for a Ship), National Book Award nominee (Science: The Curve of Binding Energy, Encounters with the Archdruid)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University | — | Department of English | — | 1949-1953 | United States |
| Deerfield Academy | — | — | — | postgraduate year | United States |
| Magdalene College, Cambridge | — | — | — | 1953-1954 | United Kingdom |
Princeton University
Department of English
Period:
1949-1953
Year of Graduation:
1953
Country:
United States
Senior thesis: 'Skimmer Burns'
Deerfield Academy
Period:
postgraduate year
Country:
United States
Postgraduate year
Magdalene College, Cambridge
Period:
1953-1954
Country:
United Kingdom
One year
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction | Annals of the Former World | General Nonfiction | Columbia University | winner |
| 1977 | Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Letters | winner |
| 2008 | George Polk Career Award | — | — | Long Island University | winner |
| 2017 | National Book Critics Circle Award Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award | — | — | National Book Critics Circle | winner |
Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
1999
Work:
Annals of the Former World
Category:
General Nonfiction
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
winner
Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters
1977
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
winner
George Polk Career Award
2008
Organization:
Long Island University
Result:
winner
National Book Critics Circle Award Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award
2017
Organization:
National Book Critics Circle
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Annals of the Former World
1998 Geology NonfictionCompilation of books on the geology of North America. Pulitzer winner.
GeologyNatureScience
Coming into the Country
1977 Travel NonfictionExplores urban, rural, and wilderness Alaska.
AlaskaNatureAmerica
The Pine Barrens
1968 Nature NonfictionStory of the New Jersey Pine Barrens wilderness.
NatureEnvironmentRegion
Encounters with the Archdruid
1971 Environmental NonfictionEncounters with conservationist David Brower.
ConservationEnvironmentalism
Oranges
1967 NonfictionHistory and significance of orange farming.
AgricultureFruitHistory
Bibliography
- A Sense of Where You Are
- The Headmaster
- Oranges
- The Pine Barrens
- Annals of the Former World
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Pioneer of creative nonfictionDetailed character descriptionsIncorporation of fiction techniquesVivid language
- Recurring Motifs
- NatureGeologyEnvironmentPeople profilesAmerican landscapes
Legacy
Pioneer of creative nonfiction, author of over 31 books. Ferris Professor of Journalism at Princeton, mentored many notable writers. Pulitzer Prize winner.
Academic Societies
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Trivia
- Played hockey at Princeton and appeared on the quiz show Twenty Questions.
- Roommate was Heisman Trophy winner Dick Kazmaier.
- Father was physician for Princeton University's athletic department.