2013 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Biography or Autobiography: The Black Count

For a distinguished and appropriately documented biography or autobiography by an American author.
Awarded to "The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo," by Tom Reiss, a compelling story of a forgotten swashbuckling hero of mixed race whose bold exploits were captured by his son, Alexander Dumas, in famous 19th century novels.

Also nominated as finalists in this category were: "Portrait of a Novel: Henry James and the Making of an American Masterpiece," by Michael Gorra, an elegant and enlightening book that brings together the complicated life of a great author and the evolution of his great novel, "The Portrait of a Lady;" and "The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy," by David Nasaw, a monumental work that tells the story of the relentless tycoon who created a dynastic family that helped shape modern American history and also suffered immense tragedy.

- from the Pulitzer Prizes Citation