Authors / person-david-remnick

David Remnick

American journalist, writer and editor (born 1958).

Wikipedia

Portrait source · Wikimedia Commons

Recognized books

Wins

Lists

Index score

1993—2024

Recognition span

Author in the index

David Remnick has 3 books in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 1993 and 2024. The records span 5 leading prize families shown here.

Top recognition

National Book Critics Circle Awards2

George Polk Awards1

Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism1

PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay1

Pulitzer Prize1

Subject profile

Arts & Criticism1

Biography1

History1

Indexed works

Books by David Remnick

3 books · sorted by recognition

Lenin’s Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet EmpireHistory—22 pts King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American HeroBiography—4 pts Holding the Note: Profiles in MusicArts & Criticism20232 pts

Year	Title	Subject	Score	Wins	Lists	Imprint
—	Lenin’s Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire	History	22	3	4	Random House
—	King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero	Biography	4	0	1	Picador
2023	Holding the Note: Profiles in Music	Arts & Criticism	2	0	1	Knopf

Prize metrics come from Book Prize Index records. Biographical description and portrait metadata are sourced from the matched Wikidata and Wikimedia records; uncertain identity matches are omitted.

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