The winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Autobiography, "Barbarian Days," is William Finnegan's memoir about a lifelong obsession with surfing, a complex enchantment. Surfing may look like a sport; for the initiated, it is something entirely different: a beautiful addiction, a demanding field of study, a morally perilous pleasure, and a way of life. Growing up in California and Hawaii, Finnegan started surfing as a child and chased waves around the world, wandering through the South Pacific, Australia, Asia, and Africa for years. As a bookworm and then as an overly adventurous young man, he became a respected writer and war correspondent. "Barbarian Days" takes us deep into unknown worlds, some of which lie right under our noses – off the coasts of New York and San Francisco. It immerses the reader in the thrilling camaraderie of close male friendships.