Korean American-Pulitzer Prize

▲ This photo, captured from the official website of author Ilyon Woo, shows her book "Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Korean American-Pulitzer Prize

Korean American author wins 2024 Pulitzer Prize for biography

By Song Sang-ho

WASHINGTON, May 6 (Yonhap) -- A nonfiction book by a renowned Korean American author won this year's Pulitzer Prize in the biography category Monday, according to Columbia University, which administers the prestigious annual award.

"Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom" by Ilyon Woo was announced as the winner of the prize. The book is based on the story of a young enslaved couple that made their escape together from Georgia to the free states of the North in 1848.

Woo holds a BA in the humanities from Yale College and a Ph.D. in English from Columbia University, where she first came upon the story of William and Ellen Craft, the couple in the Pulitzer Prize-winning book.

"King: A Life" by Jonathan Eig also won the 2024 prize in the biography category.

Established in 1917 by the will of Joseph Pulitzer, a newspaper publisher, the award honors those who have made achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature and musical composition in the United States.

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