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They began publishing acclaimed Norwegian author Jon Fosse’s work three years before he was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
“You missed ‘Homegoing’ by Yaa Gyasi!” reader Melanie H. writes of the critically acclaimed Ghanian historical fiction novel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Or should that be “was”? In 1979 he published an acclaimed volume of poetry that remains revered in certain, very small, circles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Prabhakar had assigned “Bettering Myself,” a short story by acclaimed author Ottessa Moshfegh, in her Freshman English II course.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
It was further developed in a play called Short Eyes, written at Sing Sing by an inmate named Miguel Pinero and turned into a critically acclaimed feature film by Westchester filmmaker Robert Young in 1977.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
