The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award which honors achievements in newspaper journalism, literature, and musical composition. It was established by Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City.
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  • Play American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
    AUDIOBOOK
    American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
    UNABRIDGED
    Pulitzer Winner, Biography, 2006

    American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

    • UNABRIDGED (26 hrs and 30 mins)
    • By Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin
    • Narrated By Jeff Cummings
    Overall
    (655)
    Performance
    (293)
    Story
    (299)

    J. Robert Oppenheimer was one of the iconic figures of the 20th century, a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb but later confronted the moral consequences of scientific progress. When he proposed international controls over atomic materials, opposed the development of the hydrogen bomb, and criticized plans for a nuclear war, his ideas were anathema to powerful advocates of a massive nuclear buildup during the anti-Communist hysteria of the early 1950s.

    Roy says: "A "Blast" from the Past"
  • Play Washington's Crossing
    AUDIOBOOK
    Washington's Crossing
    UNABRIDGED
    Pulitzer Winner, History, 2005

    Washington's Crossing

    • UNABRIDGED (18 hrs and 13 mins)
    • By David Hackett Fischer
    • Narrated By Nelson Runger
    Overall
    (513)
    Performance
    (156)
    Story
    (152)

    This New York Times best seller is a thrilling account of one of the most pivotal moments in United States history. Six months after the Declaration of Independence, America was nearly defeated. Then on Christmas night, George Washington led his men across the Delaware River to destroy the Hessians at Trenton. A week later Americans held off a counterattack, and in a brilliant tactical move, Washington crept behind the British army to win another victory. The momentum had reversed.

    William says: "Particularly Good Military History"
  • Play Gilead
    AUDIOBOOK
    Gilead
    UNABRIDGED
    Pulitzer Winner, Fiction, 2005

    Gilead

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 59 mins)
    • By Marilynne Robinson
    • Narrated By Tim Jerome
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (538)
    Performance
    (82)
    Story
    (80)

    In 1956, toward the end of Reverend John Ames's life, he begins a letter to his young son, an account of himself and his forebears. Ames is the son of an Iowan preacher and the grandson of a minister who, as a young man in Maine, saw a vision of Christ bound in chains and came west to Kansas to fight for abolition: He "preached men into the Civil War", then, at age 50, became a chaplain in the Union Army, losing his right eye in battle.

    Jim says: "The wonder of retrospect"
  • Play The Known World
    AUDIOBOOK
    The Known World
    UNABRIDGED
    Pulitzer Winner, Fiction, 2004

    The Known World

    • UNABRIDGED (14 hrs and 13 mins)
    • By Edward P. Jones
    • Narrated By Kevin Free
    Overall
    (422)
    Performance
    (49)
    Story
    (43)

    Henry Townsend, a black farmer, bootmaker, and former slave, has a fondness for Paradise Lost and an unusual mentor, William Robbins, perhaps the most powerful white man in antebellum Virginia's Manchester County. Under Robbins's tutelage, Henry becomes proprietor of his own plantation, as well as of his own slaves. When he dies, his widow Caldonia succumbs to profound grief, and things begin to fall apart.

    Rachel says: "wonderful and highly recommended"
  • Play Middlesex
    AUDIOBOOK
    Middlesex
    UNABRIDGED
    Pulitzer Winner, Fiction, 2003

    Middlesex

    • UNABRIDGED (21 hrs and 26 mins)
    • By Jeffrey Eugenides
    • Narrated By Kristoffer Tabori
    Overall
    (5219)
    Performance
    (1485)
    Story
    (1488)

    In the spring of 1974, Calliope Stephanides, a student at a girls' school in Grosse Pointe, finds herself drawn to a chain-smoking, strawberry-blonde classmate with a gift for acting. The passion that furtively develops between them - along with Callie's failure to develop physically - leads Callie to suspect that she is not like other girls. In fact, she is not really a girl at all.

    Deborah says: "Middlesex"
  • Play Anna in the Tropics (Dramatized)
    PERFORMANCE
    Anna in the Tropics (Dramatized)
    • By Nilo Cruz
    • Narrated by Full Cast
    • Length:1 hr and 49 mins
    • Release Date: 01-01-05
    • 3.30  (22 ratings)
    Pulitzer Winner, Drama, 2003

    Anna in the Tropics (Dramatized)

    • ORIGINAL (1 hr and 49 mins)
    • By Nilo Cruz
    • Narrated By Full Cast
    Overall
    (22)
    Performance
    (12)
    Story
    (12)

    This poignant and poetic 2003 Pulitzer Prize-winning play captures 1929 Florida at a time when cigars are still rolled by hand and "lectors" are employed to educate and entertain the workers. The arrival of a new lector is a cause for celebration. But when he reads aloud from Anna Karenina, he unwittingly becomes a catalyst in the lives of his avid listeners, for whom Tolstoy, the tropics, and The American Dream prove a volatile combination.

    Kristie says: "Amazing performances"
  • Play An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943
    AUDIOBOOK
    An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943
    ABRIDGED
    Pulitzer Winner, History, 2003

    An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943

    • ABRIDGED (7 hrs and 1 min)
    • By Rick Atkinson
    • Narrated By Rick Atkinson
    Overall
    (208)
    Performance
    (37)
    Story
    (38)

    The first volume of the Liberation Trilogy, An Army at Dawn is history of the highest order - brilliantly researched, rich with new material and surprising insights, the deeply human story of a monumental battle for the future of civilization. "An absolute masterpiece," says Andrew Carroll, author of War Letters, "This book is storytelling - and history - at its most riveting."

    Jeremy says: "Abridging too far?"
  • Play The Metaphysical Club
    AUDIOBOOK
    The Metaphysical Club
    ABRIDGED
    Pulitzer Winner, History, 2002

    The Metaphysical Club

    • ABRIDGED (6 hrs and 53 mins)
    • By Louis Menand
    • Narrated By Henry Leyva
    Overall
    (115)
    Performance
    (17)
    Story
    (16)

    Hardly a club in the conventional sense, the organization referred to in the title of this superb literary hybrid (part history, part biography, part philosophy) consisted of four members and probably existed for less than nine months.

    Victoria says: "The Great American Experiment"
  • Play John Adams
    AUDIOBOOK
    John Adams
    UNABRIDGED
    Pulitzer Winner, Biography, 2002

    John Adams

    • UNABRIDGED (30 hrs and 1 min)
    • By David McCullough
    • Narrated By Nelson Runger
    Overall
    (1420)
    Performance
    (414)
    Story
    (410)

    McCullough's John Adams has the sweep and vitality of a great novel. This is history on a grand scale, an audiobook about politics, war, and social issues, but also about human nature, love, religious faith, virtue, ambition, friendship, and betrayal, and the far-reaching consequences of noble ideas. Above all, it is an enthralling, often surprising story of one of the most important and fascinating Americans who ever lived.

    Davis says: "An outstanding biography"
  • Play The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
    AUDIOBOOK
    The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
    ABRIDGED
    Pulitzer Winner, Fiction, 2001

    The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

    • ABRIDGED (8 hrs and 53 mins)
    • By Michael Chabon
    • Narrated By David Colacci
    Overall
    (461)
    Performance
    (119)
    Story
    (120)

    It's 1939, in New York City. Joe Kavalier, a young artist who has also been trained in the art of Houdiniesque escape, has just pulled off his greatest feat: smuggling himself out of Hitler's Prague. He's looking to make big money, fast, so that he can bring his family to freedom. His cousin, Brooklyn's own Sammy Clay, is looking for a partner in creating the heroes, stories, and art for the latest novelty to hit the American dreamscape: the comic book.

    Craig says: "Abridgment didn't work"
  • Play Proof (Dramatization)
    PERFORMANCE
    Proof (Dramatization)
    Pulitzer Winner, Drama, 2001

    Proof (Dramatization)

    • ORIGINAL (1 hr and 33 mins)
    • By David Auburn
    • Narrated By Anne Heche, Jeremy Sisto, full cast
    Overall
    (112)
    Performance
    (21)
    Story
    (21)

    An enigmatic young woman. A manipulative sister. Their brilliant father. An unexpected suitor. One life-altering question. The search for the truth behind a mysterious mathematical proof is the perplexing problem in David Auburn's dynamic play. Winner of the 2001 Tony award for Best Play and the 200l Pulitzer Prize for drama.

    Robert says: "Excellent adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize play"
  • Play Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
    AUDIOBOOK
    Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
    UNABRIDGED
    Pulitzer Winner, History, 2001

    Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation

    • UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 22 mins)
    • By Joseph J. Ellis
    • Narrated By Nelson Runger
    Overall
    (565)
    Performance
    (128)
    Story
    (121)

    A New York Times best seller, Founding Brothers is an engrossing work of nonfiction from National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Joseph J. Ellis. It is a book that uncovers the substance behind many of our most cherished historical tales. Here are six fascinating, well-researched chapters involving such icons as George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison.

    Vernon says: "Remarkably moving book"
  • Play Interpreter of Maladies
    AUDIOBOOK
    Interpreter of Maladies
    UNABRIDGED
    Pulitzer Winner, Fiction, 2000

    Interpreter of Maladies

    • UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 15 mins)
    • By Jhumpa Lahiri
    • Narrated By Matilda Novak
    Overall
    (249)
    Performance
    (77)
    Story
    (80)

    With accomplished precision and gentle eloquence, Jhumpa Lahiri traces the crosscurrents set in motion when immigrants, expatriates, and their children arrive, quite literally, at a cultural divide. The nine stories in this stunning debut collection unerringly chart the emotional journeys of characters seeking love beyond the barriers of nations and generations.

    Karin says: "Fresh perspective on love's many maladies"
  • Play Embracing Defeat
    AUDIOBOOK
    Embracing Defeat
    UNABRIDGED
    Pulitzer Winner, General Nonfiction, 2000

    Embracing Defeat

    • UNABRIDGED (21 hrs and 39 mins)
    • By John W. Dower
    • Narrated By Edward Lewis
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (103)
    Performance
    (28)
    Story
    (27)

    This illuminating study explores the ways in which the shattering defeat of the Japanese in World War II, followed by over six years of American military occupation, affected every level of Japanese society. The author describes the countless ways in which the Japanese met the challenge of "starting over", from top-level manipulations concerning the fate of Emperor Hirohito to the hopes, fears, and activities of ordinary men and women in every walk of life.

    Keith says: "Pulitzer Prize Winner!"
  • Play Dinner with Friends (Dramatized)
    PERFORMANCE
    Dinner with Friends (Dramatized)
    Pulitzer Winner, Drama, 2000

    Dinner with Friends (Dramatized)

    • ORIGINAL (1 hr and 35 mins)
    • By Donald Margulies
    • Narrated By Full Cast
    Overall
    (58)
    Performance
    (15)
    Story
    (15)

    Winner of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for drama, Dinner with Friends examines the lives of two couples and the repercussions of divorce on their friendship. With wit, compassion, and consummate skill, playwright Donald Margulies weighs the costs of breaking up...and of staying together.

    Scott says: "I thought I was on Broadway"
  • Play The Hours
    AUDIOBOOK
    The Hours
    UNABRIDGED
    Pulitzer Winner, Fiction, 1999

    The Hours

    • UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 19 mins)
    • By Michael Cunningham
    • Narrated By Michael Cunningham
    Overall
    (152)
    Performance
    (25)
    Story
    (26)

    The Hours is the story of three women: Clarissa Vaughan, Laura Brown, and Virginia Woolf. By the end of the novel, the stories intertwine in remarkable ways, and finally come together in an act of subtle and haunting grace.

    Steve says: "Very literary, intentionally slight plot"
  • Play Basin and Range: Annals of the Former World, Book 1
    AUDIOBOOK
    Basin and Range: Annals of the Former World, Book 1
    UNABRIDGED
    Pulitzer Winner, General Nonfiction, 1999

    Basin and Range: Annals of the Former World, Book 1

    • UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 56 mins)
    • By John McPhee
    • Narrated By Nelson Runger
    Overall
    (161)
    Performance
    (25)
    Story
    (25)

    To geologists, rocks are beautiful, roadcuts are windowpanes, and the earth is alive, a work in progress. The cataclysmic movement that gives birth to mountains and oceans is ongoing and can still be seen at certain places on our planet. One of these is the Basin and Range region centered in Nevada and Utah.

    Julie says: "Wow."
  • Play Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
    AUDIOBOOK
    Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
    ABRIDGED
    Pulitzer Winner, General Nonfiction, 1998

    Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

    • ABRIDGED (5 hrs and 58 mins)
    • By Jared Diamond
    • Narrated By Grover Gardner
    Overall
    (1221)
    Performance
    (179)
    Story
    (182)

    In this groundbreaking work, evolutionary biologist Jared Diamond stunningly dismantles racially based theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors actually responsible for history's broadest patterns. It is a story that spans 13,000 years of human history, beginning when Stone Age hunter-gatherers constituted the entire human population. Guns, Germs, and Steel is a world history that really is a history of all the world's peoples, a unified narrative of human life.

    Lorac says: "Badly Abridged"
  • Play American Pastoral
    AUDIOBOOK
    American Pastoral
    UNABRIDGED
    • By Philip Roth
    • Narrated by Ron Silver
    • Length:15 hrs and 32 mins
    • Release Date: 12-16-99
    • 3.90  (675 ratings)
    Pulitzer Winner, Fiction, 1998

    American Pastoral

    • UNABRIDGED (15 hrs and 32 mins)
    • By Philip Roth
    • Narrated By Ron Silver
    Overall
    (675)
    Performance
    (138)
    Story
    (140)

    Seymour "Swede" Levov is a prosperous, hard-working family man who comes of age in America's triumphant postwar era. But when the country begins to run amok in the 1960s, Swede's perfect world crumbles.

    Thomas says: "A Masterpiece"
  • Play Angela's Ashes
    AUDIOBOOK
    Angela's Ashes
    UNABRIDGED
    Pulitzer Winner, Biography, 1997

    Angela's Ashes

    • UNABRIDGED (14 hrs and 57 mins)
    • By Frank McCourt
    • Narrated By Frank McCourt
    Overall
    (1923)
    Performance
    (760)
    Story
    (763)

    Why we think it’s a great listen: There’s no gentle way to put this – Frank McCourt’s performance of Angela’s Ashes is just better than the Pulitzer Prize-winning book. Frank McCourt shares his sometimes heartwarming, sometimes heartbreaking story of growing up poor, Irish, and Catholic in the Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir Angela's Ashes.

    Karen says: "A classic book *and* a classic audiobook"
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