Francine Prose is the author of twenty novels, three collections of short stories, eleven non-fiction books, and a children’s book. Her most recent books include her 2021 novel The Vixen and 1974: A Personal History, published in 2024. Her 1973 novel Judah the Pious won the National Jewish Book Award; her 1983 novel Hungry Hearts won the Edward Lewis Wallant Award; and her 2005 novel A Changed Man won the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. In 1988 she received the PEN Translation Prize.
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