The 2005 Pulitzer Prize for distinguished FICTION by an American author is awarded to:
Winner:
-
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
Also nominated as finalists for this category:
- War Trash by Ha Jin
- An Unfinished Season by Ward Just
2005 GENERAL NONFICTION winner:
- Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to Sept 10, 2001 by Steve Coll
Also nominated as finalists for this category:
- The Devil's Highway: A True Story by Luis Alberto Urrea
- Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found by Suketu Mehtu
2005 BIOGRAPHY winner:
- de Koning: An American Master by Marck Stevens and Annalyn Swan
2005 HISTORY winner:
- Washington's Crossing by David Hackett Fischer
Also nominated as finalist for this category:
2007 Pulitzer Prize | 2006 Pulitzer Prize | 2004 Pulitzer Prize | 2003 Pulitzer Prize
