Pulitzer Prize General Non Fiction Winner

The Armies of the Night

by Norman Mailer

Summary

A unique blend of journalism and autobiography that chronicles the 1967 anti-Vietnam War march on the Pentagon. It is a landmark work of "New Journalism" that captures the chaotic spirit of the 1960s.

Historical Context & Significance

A tie winner. Mailer wrote himself into the story as the protagonist "Mailer," blurring the lines between fiction and reportage to capture the "inner truth" of the 1960s.