What prestigious award did Hofstadter's 1979 book win?
Nobel Prize in Literature
Man Booker Prize
Pulitzer Price for General Nonfiction
Academy Award
Answer
In 1979, Douglas Hofstadter won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction for his book "Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid". This book explores the relationship between mathematics, art, and music, and is considered a classic work of popular science. Hofstadter's book has been translated into more than twenty languages and has sold over a million copies.
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