What is the name of the author who recently (w/in the past few years)?

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wrote a novel based on the story of Ruth.

I can't remember if his book's name is Ruth, or if it's just based on the story of Ruth.

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The Book of Ruth (1988) is a novel by Jane Hamilton. It won the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award for a best first novel in 1988 and was the Oprah's Book Club selection for November 1996.