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

    by Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune May 06, 2024 2 minutes
    Biographer Jonathan Eig, the author of "King: A Life" and other books, at his Chicago home, Dec. 12, 2023.

    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.

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