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First published 2023

King

A Life

by Jonathan Eig

Pulitzer Biography 2024 · Winner NBA Nonfiction 2023 · Longlist

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A biography of Martin Luther King Jr.

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Pulitzer Prize for Biography 2024 Winner
National Book Award for Nonfiction 2023 Longlist

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The New Yorker, the Best Books of 2023 No. 14

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