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Phil Klay’s “Missionaries” (Penguin) Phil Klay’s “Redeployment” was a masterwork in mostly spare prose, its tonal range from laugh-out-loud, Joseph Heller-esque absurdity to soul-crushing bleakness.

PARIS — Giambattista Valli’s 1960s-infused collection was the highlight on the second-last day of Paris Fashion Week, which concludes Tuesday with Chanel and Louis Vuitton runway shows.

TORONTO — This may be David Bergen's fifth nomination for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, but the former winner says securing a spot on this year's short list felt like far from a guarantee.

TIRANA, Albania — The U.S Embassy in Tirana on Monday said that Albanian novelist Ismail Kadare has been awarded the Neustadt International Prize for Literature.

“Hush,” by Dylan Farrow (Wednesday Books) Dylan Farrow is best known for accusing her adoptive father, Woody Allen, of molesting her when she was 7 in her mother Mia Farrow’s Connecticut home.

LONDON — Britain’s Royal Opera House is selling a David Hockney painting of its former chief to help it stay afloat as coronavirus-related restrictions keep many U.K. performing arts venues shuttered.

NASHVILLE — Country stars Reba McEntire and Darius Rucker are promising laughs and good music when they co-host this year's CMA Awards in November.

NEW YORK — Two of crime fiction's most famous storytellers, Raymond Chandler and Agatha Christie, also knew how to get a laugh.

LONDON, Ont. — Meghan Patrick led the way at Sunday night's Country Music Association of Ontario Awards with three wins. The Bowmanville, Ont., native won Female Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, and Album of the Year for "Wild As Me.

PARIS — Kenzo Takada, the iconic French-Japanese fashion designer famed for his jungle-infused designs and free-spirited esthetic that channeled global travel, has died. He was 81.