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The 42 pages that link to Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, each with the reason it gives.

• Nobel Prize in LiteratureCompared with: Its national scope and fiction-only focus differ from the Nobel’s international, cross-genre remit.

• National Book AwardCompared with: It is a prominent American fiction prize with different eligibility and judging traditions.

• Pulitzer Prize for DramaCompared with: It shares the Pulitzer system but honors prose fiction rather than theatrical writing.

• Toni MorrisonRelated: Beloved won the 1988 prize, bringing major recognition to its reimagining of slavery’s aftermath.

• William FaulknerRelated: Faulkner received the prize for A Fable in 1955 and for The Reivers in 1963.

• The Color PurpleRelated: Walker won the 1983 prize for The Color Purple, becoming its first Black woman recipient.

• National Book FoundationCompared with: It is a prominent American literary prize with different eligibility rules and an institutional home.

• The Grapes of WrathRelated: The Grapes of Wrath received the 1940 prize.

• Pulitzer Prize for BiographyCompared with: Its focus on imaginative writing distinguishes it from the biography award’s nonfiction remit.

• Alice WalkerRelated: Walker won the 1983 prize for The Color Purple, becoming its first Black woman recipient.

• Philip RothRelated: Roth received the prize in 1998 for American Pastoral.

• Pulitzer Prize for HistoryCompared with: It rewards novels rather than historical scholarship, even when fiction uses the past.

• Saul BellowRelated: Bellow won the 1976 prize for his novel Humboldt’s Gift.

• Edith WhartonRelated: Wharton became the first woman to win it, for The Age of Innocence, in 1921.

• Harper LeeRelated: Lee received the prize in 1961 for To Kill a Mockingbird.

• John SteinbeckRelated: Steinbeck won the 1940 prize for The Grapes of Wrath.

• Random HouseRelated: Random House titles and authors have figured prominently among its winners.

• Don DeLilloRelated: Underworld was a finalist for the prize in 1998.

• Robert Penn WarrenRelated: Warren won it for All the King’s Men in 1947.

• Thornton WilderRelated: Wilder won it for The Bridge of San Luis Rey in 1928.

• Edna FerberRelated: Ferber won the prize for So Big, placing her popular novel within a major literary institution.

• John UpdikeRelated: Updike won it for Rabbit Is Rich and Rabbit at Rest.

• The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & ClayRelated: The novel received the 2001 prize, cementing its place in contemporary American literature.

• Willa CatherRelated: Cather won the 1923 prize for One of Ours, a novel about an American soldier in World War I.

• Cormac McCarthyRelated: McCarthy won the 2007 prize for The Road, bringing wide attention to the novel.

• Eudora WeltyRelated: Welty received the prize in 1973 for The Optimist’s Daughter.

• James AgeeRelated: Agee received the 1958 prize posthumously for A Death in the Family.

• Junot DíazRelated: Oscar Wao won the 2008 prize, bringing Díaz’s novel broad recognition.

• Anne TylerRelated: Tyler received it in 1989 for Breathing Lessons.

• Booth TarkingtonRelated: Tarkington won it for The Magnificent Ambersons and Alice Adams.

• Colson WhiteheadRelated: Whitehead won it for both The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys.

• Gravity's RainbowCompared with: The 1974 fiction jury recommended the novel, but the Pulitzer board withheld the award.

• Herman WoukRelated: Wouk won the 1952 prize for The Caine Mutiny.

• John CheeverRelated: The Stories of John Cheever received the 1979 prize, affirming his stature as a short-story writer.

• Light in AugustRelated: Faulkner received the prize in 1955, helping establish his later public reputation.

• Louise ErdrichRelated: Erdrich won the 2021 prize for The Night Watchman.

• Michael ChabonRelated: Chabon received the 2001 prize for The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.

• A Confederacy of DuncesRelated: The novel received the 1981 prize after its posthumous publication.

• Donna TarttRelated: The Goldfinch won the prize in 2014, broadening Tartt’s readership.

• James A. MichenerRelated: Michener won the 1948 prize for Tales of the South Pacific.

• Jeffrey EugenidesRelated: Middlesex received the 2003 award, bringing Eugenides broad literary recognition.

• Pearl S. BuckRelated: Buck won the 1932 prize for The Good Earth.