Pulitzer Prize
noun
Pu·lit·zer Prize
ˈpu̇-lət-sər- 
ˈpyü-
: any of various annual prizes (as for outstanding literary or journalistic achievement) established by the will of Joseph Pulitzer
called also Pulitzer
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In 1947, Ives’s Third Symphony, a stately mashup of Christian hymns, won him a Pulitzer Prize.
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
In 1990, Wilson’s play, The Piano Lesson was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for its dramatized narrative of painting a realistically complicated portrait of Black American family life in Mississippi and Pittsburgh from 1911 to 1936 during the Jim Crow era.
—Malik William, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
The emotional and incisive play was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in 2019.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
Advertisement Newsletter Get the latest from Michael Hiltzik Commentary on economics and more from a Pulitzer Prize winner.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
In 1990, Wilson’s play, The Piano Lesson was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for its dramatized narrative of painting a realistically complicated portrait of Black American family life in Mississippi and Pittsburgh from 1911 to 1936 during the Jim Crow era.
—Malik William, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
The emotional and incisive play was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in 2019.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
Advertisement Newsletter Get the latest from Michael Hiltzik Commentary on economics and more from a Pulitzer Prize winner.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Pulitzer Prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pulitzer%20Prize. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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