Authors / person-george-packer

George Packer

American journalist and writer.

Wikipedia

Portrait source · Wikimedia Commons

Recognized books

Wins

Lists

Index score

2001—2020

Recognition span

Author in the index

George Packer has 4 books in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 2001 and 2020. The records span 5 leading prize families shown here.

Top recognition

National Book Critics Circle Awards2

Pulitzer Prize2

Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence1

Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism1

Los Angeles Times Book Prize1

Subject profile

Indexed works

Books by George Packer

4 books · sorted by recognition

Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American CenturyBiography201920 pts The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New AmericaHistory201316 pts The Assassins' Gate: America in IraqWar & Military20058 pts Blood of the LiberalsArts & Criticism—4 pts

Year	Title	Subject	Score	Wins	Lists	Imprint
2019	Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century	Biography	20	1	4	Knopf
2013	The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America	History	16	1	3	Farrar, Straus and Giroux
2005	The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq	War & Military	8	1	2	Farrar, Straus and Giroux
—	Blood of the Liberals	Arts & Criticism	4	1	1	Unknown

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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