A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide

Pulitzer Prize · 2003 · WinnerAnisfield-Wolf Book · 2003 · WinnerNational Book · 2002 · Winner

Award History

Award	Year	Status
Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction	2003	Winner
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award – Nonfiction	2003	Winner
National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction	2002	Winner

About the Author

Samantha PowerIrish-American

Samantha Power (born 1970) is an Irish-American journalist, diplomat, author, and government official whose notable works include the Pulitzer Prize-winning nonfiction book \"A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide\". U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2013-2017), and as USAID Administrator (2021-2025).