Chicago author Jonathan Eig wins Pulitzer Prize for his groundbreaking biography of Martin Luther King Jr.

CHICAGO — Chicago historian Jonathan Eig won a 2024 Pulitzer Prize for biography for “King: A Life,” his 2023 biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., a bestseller widely recognized for its monumental scope and fresh findings. Even some previous King biographers have called Eig’s work the new definitive narrative about the civil rights leader. In awarding the prize, the Pulitzer committee cited ...

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