William Finnegan, author of "Barbarian Days," wins the 2016 Pulitzer Prize
William Finnegan has won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize (Biography or Autobiography) for his “Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life.” The New York writer’s surf book was considered a “finely crafted memoir of a youthful obsession” by the Pulitzer Prize Board. Finnegan takes home $10,000 and one of the most prestigious awards in Arts and Letters. In […]
William Finnegan has won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize (Biography or Autobiography) for his “Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life.” The New York writer’s surf book was considered a “finely crafted memoir of a youthful obsession” by the Pulitzer Prize Board. Finnegan takes home $10,000 and one of the most prestigious awards in Arts and Letters. In “Barbarian Days,” the Pulitzer winner describes “a beautiful addiction, a demanding course of study, a morally dangerous pastime, a way of life.” Despite being raised between California and Hawaii, William surfed all continents.
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William Finnegan, author of "Barbarian Days," wins the 2016 Pulitzer Prize
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