1980 Awards

1980 Pulitzer Prize - General Nonfiction WinnerGödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden BraidDouglas HofstadterWhat is a self and how can a self come out of inanimate matter?' This is the riddle that drove Douglas Hofstadter to write this extraordinary book. In order to impart his original and personal view on the core mystery of human existence - our intangible s...Amazon1980 Pulitzer Prize - General Nonfiction ShortlistThe Madwoman in the AtticSandra Gilbert and Susan GubarAmazonThe Medusa and the SnailLewis ThomasAmazon