The

Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prize () is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made ...

is an award given to the best authors in all aspects of writing for authoring pieces of exceptionally high quality. In 1984, the recipients were:

Journalism

Letters, Drama, and Music

* '' Ironweed'' by William Kennedy (

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)—for Fiction * ''

Glengarry Glen Ross ''Glengarry Glen Ross'' is a play by David Mamet that won the Pulitzer Prize in 1984. The play shows parts of two days in the lives of four desperate Chicago real estate agents who are prepared to engage in any number of unethical, illegal acts ...

'' by

David Mamet David Alan Mamet (; born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, filmmaker, and author. He won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for his plays ''Glengarry Glen Ross'' (1984) and '' Speed-the-Plow'' (1988). He first gained cri ...

( Grove)—for Drama *History was not given this year. *'' Booker T. Washington: The Wizard of Tuskegee, 1901–1915'' by Louis R. Harlan (

Oxford University Press Oxford University Press (OUP) is the university press of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world, and its printing history dates back to the 1480s. Having been officially granted the legal right to print book ...

)—for Biography or Autobiography *'' American Primitive'' by Mary Oliver (

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- Little)—for Poetry * '' The Social Transformation of American Medicine'' by

Paul Starr Paul Elliot Starr (born May 12, 1949) is a professor of sociology and public affairs at Princeton University. He is also the co-editor (with Robert Kuttner) and co-founder (with Kuttner and Robert Reich) of ''The American Prospect'', a notabl ...

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Basic Books Basic Books is a book publisher founded in 1950 and located in New York, now an imprint of Hachette Book Group. It publishes books in the fields of psychology, philosophy, economics, science, politics, sociology, current affairs, and history. H ...

)—for General Non-Fiction *"Canti del Sole" for Tenor and Orchestra by Bernard Rands (

Universal Edition Universal Edition (UE) is a classical music publishing firm. Founded in 1901 in Vienna, they originally intended to provide the core classical works and educational works to the Austrian market (which had until then been dominated by Leipzig-bas ...

)—for Music

Special Citations and Awards

Theodor Seuss Geisel: Special citation to Theodor Seuss Geisel (

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"Dr. Seuss"), for his special contribution over nearly half a century to the education and enjoyment of America's children and their parents.

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