How do I /give a named item? [duplicate]

I have been trying to use the /give command to give a named book, but I can't seem to give it. I keep on getting the error message of:

Line 1, Column 2 Missing '}' or object member name.

What am I doing wrong?

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The below command should do it:

/give @p minecraft:book 1 0 {display:{Name:"example-name"}}