The Collection
“I have a deep appreciation for literature and its ability to illuminate the human experience. This Pulitzer Prize-winning book collection resonates with me not only for its literary and historical significance but also for how these works explore themes of resilience, connection, and emotional depth. As someone deeply passionate about emotional intelligence, I see these books as vital tools for fostering empathy and understanding. I’m honored to support this collection’s presentation, where it can continue to inspire reflection and dialogue for generations to come”. -Marguerite Khouri
The Gianakos-Safos Collection is a literary collection comprising approximately 4,000 Pulitzer Prize winning works, including the complete works of several authors, some dating back to the late 19th century. Beyond the Pulitzer corpus, the broader collection includes notable literary works, among them sources for Academy Award-winning Best Picture films (1927–2025), the Booker Prize winners (1969–2024), Newbery Medal winners (1921–2025), and numerous National Book Award and Nobel Prize in Literature recipients. It was co-created by television historian and literary critic Larry James Gianakos (Television Drama Series Programming: A Comprehensive Chronicle, 1947-1986; in six volumes, Metuchen, New Jersey and London, 1978-1992), and attorney, developer and entrepreneur Robert P. Safos, Esquire.
The collection, assembled over fifty-three years, is an archive of Pulitzer Prize-winning works across fiction, drama, poetry, biography, history, general nonfiction, and memoir. It comprises first printings, issues, states, and variants, including advance copies and limited editions, almost all in their original dust wrappers. Additionally, the collection encompasses complete series for multi-volume works, such as sequels and trilogies, almost all of which have been author signed, many featuring author inscriptions.
In May 2023, Millennium Magazine highlighted the collection in a cover story, as selected by Marquis Who’s Who. Additionally, the collection’s significance is underscored by a banner created by Attorney Robert P. Safos for its website, declaring it “the finest collection of American literature ever assembled. ”
The Pulitzer at 100 is a documentary film executive produced by British-born Nikkos J. Frangos, now based in Athens, Greece, and George T. Lemos of MarbleMen Productions. The film was produced and directed by the late Oscar- and Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker Kirk Simon, in consort with his brother, Chevalier Ron Simon, longtime television curator at Manhattan’s Paley Center for Media.
Frangos, reflecting on the film’s significance, stated in a video call from Athens: “I believe the collection represents the collective wisdom,” a sentiment that inspired him to executive produce the project.
The Gianakos-Safos Collection contains:
–Every Pulitzer Prize-winning work in every category, all in first printing and first state, and almost all in their original dust wrappers
–Every related work to a Pulitzer Prize winner, all in first printing and first state
–The complete works, in first printing and first state, of several major American authors
–Every Harper Prize Novel Contest-winning work, all in first printing and first state
–Scores of unique advance, review, and author inscribed copies of the above works
–The most comprehensive documentation of Pulitzer Prize literature through an inventory listing peerlessly scholarly and comprehensive
–Breathtaking images gleaned from more than 34,000 folders meticulously assembled through fifty-three years
–Pivotal author association copies individually historical and collectively superseding all others known either in institutions or via the Internet
–Almost every single work, in whatever category, has been author signed and often author inscribed, which includes works not found author signed across many decades.