Angel Down

Name: Angel Down
ISBN: 9781668068458

by Daniel Kraus

Pulitzer Prize · 2026 · Winner

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Atria BooksJuly 29, 2025Literary Fiction Historical Fiction Science Fiction & FantasyISBN 9781668068458

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction	2026	Winner

About This Book

A World War I novel, written as a single sentence, about five soldiers sent into No Man's Land who find a fallen angel instead of a dying comrade. Winner of the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

About the Author

Daniel KrausAmerican

Daniel Kraus is an American novelist, screenwriter, and filmmaker whose fiction often blends horror, speculative elements, and literary experiment. His novel Angel Down (2025), a World War I narrative written as a single sentence, won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. He is also the author of Whalefall and has collaborated with Guillermo del Toro on The Shape of Water and Trollhunters. Read more →