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The prestigious French literary award went to “Watching Over Her,” or “Veiller Sur Elle,” an almost 600-page novel set in 20th-century Italy.

The prestigious French literary award went to “Watching Over Her,” or “Veiller Sur Elle,” an almost 600-page novel set in 20th-century Italy.

In 44 years at Knopf, she shepherded history books that won a raft of Pulitzers — seven in all — as well as Bancrofts, although one recipient set off a furious debate.

In her 44 years at Alfred A. Knopf, seven of the books she edited won the Pulitzer Prize — and one set off a furious academic debate.

In her new memoir, “Worthy,” she answers big questions, poses others to readers and sets the record straight on her marriage to Will Smith.

In a new memoir, the actor who couldn’t shake his breakthrough role on “Full House” talks about honesty, sobriety and his grief over Bob Saget’s death.

His second book, “Blackouts,” a finalist for the National Book Award, shifts between fact and fiction to tell an intergenerational story.

The Nobel Prize winner writes about characters trying to transcend their worldly lives.

Long a favorite to receive the award, Fosse has found acclaim for work that explores mortality and religion, and radiates serenity.

Writing in a conversational and colloquial style, he offered practical advice on how to cut down on mistakes, the most difficult part of the game to master.