doerr's second novel, "all the light we cannot see", set in occupied france during world war ii, was published in 2014. it received significant critical acclaim and was a finalist for the national book award for fiction. the book was a "new york times" bestseller and was named by the newspaper as a notable book of 2014. it won the pulitzer prize for fiction in 2015. it was runner-up for the 2015 dayton literary peace prize for fiction and won the 2015 ohioana library association book award for fiction.