1974 Pulitzer Prize – General Nonfiction Winner
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The Denial of Death
Ernest Becker
Winner of the Pulitzer prize in 1974 and the culmination of a life’s work, The Denial of Death is Ernest Becker’s brilliant and impassioned answer to the “why” of human existence. In bold contrast to the predominant Freudian school of thought, Becker tackl…