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A.S. Byatt, Booker Prize-winning novelist of ‘Possession,’ dies at 87

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Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave A.S. Byatt, the Booker Prize-winning author of “Possession,” who grappled with history, tradition, science and myth in a six-decade career that established her as one of Britain’s most renowned novelists, died Nov. 16. She was 87. Her death was announced in a statement by her publisher, Chatto … Read more

Albanian novelist Ismail Kadare awarded French Legion of Honor title by Macron

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Albanian novelist Ismail Kadare has been awarded the Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor title by French President Emmanuel Macron ByLLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press October 16, 2023, 4:01 PM FILE – Albanian novelist Ismail Kadare arrives at the Elysee Palace to receive the France’s Legion d’Honneur medal by French President Francois Hollande, in Paris, … Read more