In Cormac McCarthy's dystopian novel The Road, which major literary prize did it win in 2007?

Cormac McCarthy's dystopian novel The Road won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2007.

The Road was published by Alfred A. Knopf in 2006. It follows an unnamed father and son traveling through a devastated United States after an unspecified catastrophe. Their journey is marked by hunger, danger, ash-covered landscapes, and the moral struggle to remain compassionate.

The Pulitzer was awarded in 2007, recognizing the novel's stark but deeply emotional depiction of survival and parental love. McCarthy had previously written acclaimed novels including Blood Meridian and All the Pretty Horses, but The Road brought him an especially broad readership.

A common mix-up is confusing this prize with the National Book Award or the Man Booker Prize. The Road did not win either of those awards. The novel was also adapted into a 2009 film directed by John Hillcoat, starring Viggo Mortensen as the father and Kodi Smit-McPhee as the son.