2015 Pulitzer Prize – Biography or Autobiography Winner


The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe
David I. Kertzer
The compelling story of Pope Pius XI’s secret relations with Benito Mussolini. A ground-breaking work, based on seven years of research in the Vatican and Fascist archives by US National Book Award-finalist David Kertzer, it will forever change our underst…
2015 Pulitzer Prize – Biography or Autobiography Shortlist


At Home with the Marquis de Sade: A Life
Francine du Plessix Gray


The Light of the World: A Memoir
Elizabeth Alexander

