Which novel by MacKinlay Kantor won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1956?
Answer
Andersonville
Which novel by MacKinlay Kantor won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1956? Andersonville.
Published in 1955, Andersonville is a large-scale historical novel about the Confederate prison camp in Georgia during the American Civil War. Kantor drew on historical research and testimony to portray the camp’s prisoners, guards, suffering, and breakdown of order.
The apparent year mismatch can confuse readers: the novel was published in 1955, while Kantor received the Pulitzer in 1956. Some reference lists organize the award by the publication year of the winning book, but the question’s award-year wording is standard and the answer remains the same.
The other options belong to different Pulitzer histories. The Caine Mutiny won for Herman Wouk in 1952, while The Bridge of San Luis Rey won for Thornton Wilder in 1928 and The Good Earth won for Pearl S. Buck in 1932.