information about the literary events and publications of 1962. January 7 – In an article in The New York Times Book Review, Gore Vidal calls Evelyn Waugh...
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The 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the American author John Steinbeck (1902–1968) "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining...
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historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1962. James Aldridge – A Captive in the Land Thea Astley – The Well Dressed Explorer...
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1962 January February March April May June July August September October November December Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1962. 1962 (MCMLXII)...
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This article gives a chronological list of years in literature (descending order), with notable publications listed with their respective years and a...
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The year 1962 in film involved some very significant events, with Lawrence of Arabia winning seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director...
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Prize in Literature (Swedish: Nobelpriset i litteratur) is awarded annually by the Swedish Academy to authors for outstanding contributions in the field...
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The table of years in literature is a tabular display of all years in literature for overview and quick navigation to any year. Contents: 2000s ·1900s...
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English literature is literature written in the English language from the English-speaking world. The English language has developed over more than 1...
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Russian literature refers to the literature of Russia, its émigrés, and to Russian-language literature. Major contributors to Russian literature, as well...
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English Literature is an anthology of English literature published by W. W. Norton & Company, one of several such compendiums. First published in 1962, it...
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American literature is literature written or produced in the United States and in the colonies that preceded it. The American literary tradition is part...
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Latin American literature consists of the oral and written literature of Latin America in several languages, particularly in Spanish, Portuguese, and...
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(張棗) (1962–2010) Zhu Ziqing (朱自清) (1898–1948) Chinese writers writing in English: See also List of Asian-American writers, Chinese American literature Ha...
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literature is the literature by people from formerly colonized countries, originating from all continents except Antarctica. Postcolonial literature often...
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Aldous Huxley (category Philosophers of literature)
for the Nobel Prize in Literature nine times, and was elected Companion of Literature by the Royal Society of Literature in 1962. Huxley was a pacifist...
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neighboring Asian literatures, most notably China and its literature. Early texts were often written in pure Classical Chinese or lit. 'Chinese writing' (漢文...
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Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified...
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List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Hindi (category Hindi-language literature)
contribution to the upliftment of Indian literature and Hindi literature in particular. No Award was conferred in 1962. List of Hindi language poets Sahitya...
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The year 1962 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below. January 26 – The Ranger 3 space probe is launched to study the...
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The 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan (born 1941) "for having created new poetic expressions within...
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German literature (German: Deutschsprachige Literatur) comprises those literary texts written in the German language. This includes literature written in Germany...
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Mark Haddon (category 1962 births)
Mark Haddon (born 26 September 1962) is an English novelist, best known for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (2003). He won the Whitbread...
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and political issues. This style of experimental literature emerged strongly in the United States in the 1960s through the writings of authors such as...
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in the Dunes (Japanese: 砂の女, Hepburn: Suna no Onna, lit. "Sand Woman") is a novel by the Japanese writer Kōbō Abe, published in 1962. It won the 1962...
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Companion to Children's Literature (2nd ed.). Oxford. University Press. ISBN 9780198715542. "Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus" (in German). nrw-buehnen.de...
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The history of literature is the historical development of writings in prose or poetry that attempt to provide entertainment or education to the reader...
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This is a list of books that topped The New York Times Best Seller list in 1962. The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books. Four...
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and Anglo-Norman literature, where literature in these languages relate to the early development of the English language and literature. There is also some...
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working class", as meted out by a Romanian communist tribunal. He will die in 1962 at Aiud prison, possibly from torture. April 30 – Bertolt Brecht's Saint...
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