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Afghan writer wins France's top book award PARIS (AFP) - Afghan writer Atiq Rahimi on Monday won France's top book prize, the Goncourt, for a novel penned in French, "Syngue Sabour", or Stone of Patience.   Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan France   People:Elie Wiesel   Source:(AFP)   2008-11-10 British novel tops Amazon's list for 2008 NEW YORK - Philip Hensher's "The Northern Clemency" is a British novel that as of Sunday had yet to attract any customer reviews on Amazon.com. But the online retailer's staff reviewers have noticed well, making it Amazon's book of the year.   People:Richard Nixon   Source:(AP)   2008-11-10 Publication of 'Jewel of Medina' delayed in UK A British company has delayed publication of a controversial novel about one of the Prophet Muhammad's wives after its offices were fire-bombed, a magazine reported Saturday.   Nations:U.K. Germany   Source:(AP)   2008-10-11 Writer David Foster Wallace found dead at home CLAREMONT, Calif. - David Foster Wallace, the author best known for his 1996 novel "Infinite Jest," was found dead in his home, according to police. He was 46.   Nations:France   People:David Lynch   Source:(AP)   2008-09-14 Nobel laureatue Pamuk publishes latest novel ISTANBUL (AFP) - Turkey's first Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk launched his latest novel this weekend in Turkey, "The Museum of Innocence", a love story between a rich man and a poor girl set in Istanbul.   Nations:Turkey   People:Orhan Pamuk   Source:(AFP)   2008-08-31 Headlines Afghan writer wins France's top book award 2008-11-10 British novel tops Amazon's list for 2008 2008-11-10 Publication of 'Jewel of Medina' delayed in UK 2008-10-11 Writer David Foster Wallace found dead at home 2008-09-14 Nobel laureatue Pamuk publishes latest novel 2008-08-31 In final book, Clarke's last vision of the future 2008-07-29 Peru author working on novel on Irish patriot Roger Casement 2008-06-18 Tremain wins Orange prize for 'The Road Home' 2008-06-05 With clock ticking, Rushdie makes careful choices 2008-04-20 Gangland memoir is fabricated: publisher 2008-03-04 New Salman Rushdie book due in June 2008-01-10 Author Terry Pratchett has Alzheimer's 2007-12-12 Sen. Ted Kennedy to write memoir 2007-11-27 Ken Follett is latest Oprah Winfrey pick 2007-11-15 CIA history, agent's tale win National Book Awards 2007-11-14 Blair to reap 9 mln dlr advance for memoirs 2007-10-27 Tony Blair signs with Random House to write memoir 2007-10-25 Lean years for the British novel, publishers say 2007-10-12 2 booksellers launch literary contests 2007-10-01 Insurance agent wins Hemingway contest 2007-07-22 Hurry Potter: speed-reading critics rush reviews 2007-07-21 Rowling angered as NYT reviews last Potter 2007-07-19 FBI recovers Pearl S. Buck manuscript 2007-06-28 Printing books online: an author you can't refuse 2007-06-09 Nigerian wins fiction prize for women 2007-06-06 Author Paulo Coelho thrives on extremes 2007-05-12 Vonnegut's son takes late author's place 2007-04-27 Booker-winning author on Orange shortlist 2007-04-18 Chinese debutante makes Orange Prize for Fiction shortlist 2007-04-18 Novelist Kurt Vonnegut dies at age 84 2007-04-12 Harlequin books seeks "real men" for covers 2007-03-25 Secret of horror writer's lineage broken 2007-03-18 'Pride And Prejudice' voted Britain's best read 2007-03-01 Everyone's a critic, says author Grippando 2007-02-06 Author Sidney Sheldon dies at 89 2007-01-30 Disgraced author aims to defend Judas 2007-01-07 Court rejects appeal on Brown's "Da Vinci Code" 2006-11-13 Vandals desecrate Russian poet Pasternak's grave 2006-11-12 Pynchon fans eager to feast on new novel 2006-11-11 Kundera masterpiece becomes Czech bestseller after 20 year wait 2006-11-10 Kundera masterpiece becomes Czech bestseller after 20 year wait 2006-11-10 American wins France's top literary prize 2006-11-07 Novelist William Styron dies at 81 2006-11-02 Novelist William Styron dies at 81 2006-11-02 Student finds unpublished Plath poem 2006-10-31 Canadian, Irish authors win prestigious French book prizes 2006-10-31 Texas candidate wrote racy romance novel 2006-10-25 Novelist Anita Desai 'overjoyed' at daughter's Booker win 2006-10-12 Writer Kiran Desai wins Man Booker Prize 2006-10-11 Matches Shown: | 1-50 | 51-100 Most-viewed Publication of 'Jewel of Medina' delayed in UK 2008-10-11 American wins France's top literary prize 2006-11-07 Author Terry Pratchett has Alzheimer's 2007-12-12 Printing books online: an author you can't refuse 2007-06-09 Author Sidney Sheldon dies at 89 2007-01-30 Many faces of India in focus at world's biggest book fair 2006-10-02 Tremain wins Orange prize for 'The Road Home' 2008-06-05 Sen. Ted Kennedy to write memoir 2007-11-27 CIA history, agent's tale win National Book Awards 2007-11-14 Lean years for the British novel, publishers say 2007-10-12 Hurry Potter: speed-reading critics rush reviews 2007-07-21 Rowling angered as NYT reviews last Potter 2007-07-19 Novelist Kurt Vonnegut dies at age 84 2007-04-12 Novelist William Styron dies at 81 2006-11-02 Ellroy impressed by screen version of his 'The Black Dahlia' 2006-09-03

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