Skip to content
Gandhi's Truth: On the Origins of Militant Nonviolence by Erik Erikson — book cover

Gandhi's Truth: On the Origins of Militant Nonviolence

by Erik Erikson

Pulitzer Prize · 1970 · Winner

Award History

AwardYearStatus
Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction1970Winner

About the Author

Erik EriksonGerman-American

Erik Homburger Erikson (1902–1994) was a German-born American psychoanalyst and developmental psychologist renowned for his theory of psychosocial development across eight stages of life and for coining the term "identity crisis."Erik Erikson - WikipediaEncyclopedia Britannica His seminal works include Childhood and Society (1950) and Gandhi's Truth (1969), the latter earning him a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award.Erik Erikson -

Similar Award-Winning Books