This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1980.

Events

March 6 Events Pre-1600 * 12 BCE – The Roman emperor Augustus is named Pontifex Maximus, incorporating the position into that of the emperor. * 845 – The 42 Martyrs of Amorium are killed after refusing to convert to Islam. * 1204 &ndas ...

– Marguerite Yourcenar becomes the first woman elected to the

Académie française An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ...

. * June 5 **The Royal Shakespeare Company opens a production at the Aldwych Theatre, London, of '' The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby'', adapted from

Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English novelist, journalist, short story writer and Social criticism, social critic. He created some of literature's best-known fictional characters, and is regarded by ...

's novel by David Edgar. ** Willy Russell's comedy '' Educating Rita'' opens in a Royal Shakespeare Company production with Julie Walters in the title rôle, at The Warehouse in London. *September – A production of Shakespeare's ''

Macbeth ''The Tragedy of Macbeth'', often shortened to ''Macbeth'' (), is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, estimated to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the physically violent and damaging psychological effects of political ambiti ...

'' with Peter O'Toole in the lead opens at the Old Vic Theatre, London. It is often seen one of the disasters in theatre history. * September 23 – The Field Day Theatre Company presents its first production, the première of Brian Friel's '' Translations'', at the Guildhall, Derry,

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ; ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It has been #Descriptions, variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares Repub ...

. * November 27 – The English playwright

Harold Pinter Harold Pinter (; 10 October 1930 – 24 December 2008) was a British playwright, screenwriter, director and actor. A List of Nobel laureates in Literature, Nobel Prize winner, Pinter was one of the most influential modern British dramat ...

marries the biographer and novelist Lady

Antonia Fraser Lady Antonia Margaret Caroline Fraser, (; born 27 August 1932) is a British author of history, novels, biographies and detective fiction. She is the widow of the 2005 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Harold Pinter (1930–2008), and prior to h ...

after divorcing the actress

Vivien Merchant Ada Brand Thomson (22 July 1929 – 3 October 1982), known professionally as Vivien Merchant, was an English actress. She began her career in 1942, and became known for dramatic roles on stage and in films. In 1956 she married the playwright Ha ...

. * December 8 – Mark David Chapman shoots

John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer-songwriter, musician and activist. He gained global fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. Lennon's ...

to death in New York City while carrying a copy of J. D. Salinger's 1951 novel '' The Catcher in the Rye'', which he claims "is my statement." *''unknown dates'' **'' Kane and Abel'' by

Jeffrey Archer Jeffrey Howard Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare (born 15 April 1940) is an English novelist and former politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Louth (Lincolnshire) from 1969 to 1974, but did not seek re-election after a fina ...

(published 1979), tops ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list. ** Vasily Grossman's novel '' Life and Fate'' ("Жизнь и судьба", completed 1959) is published for the first time, in Switzerland. **The first Tibetan-language literature journal, ''Tibetan Literature and Art'' (), is published by the Tibet Autonomous Region Writers Association (TARWA); it features short stories. **The novella "An Old Song", published anonymously in 1877 in the magazine ''London'', is identified as

Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for works such as ''Treasure Island'', ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll ...

's first published work of fiction.

New books

Fiction

* Douglas Adams – '' The Restaurant at the End of the Universe'' * Warren Adler – '' The War of the Roses'' *

Woody Allen Heywood Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American filmmaker, actor, and comedian whose career spans more than six decades. Allen has received many List of awards and nominations received by Woody Allen, accolade ...

– ''

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'' * V. C. Andrews – '' Petals on the Wind'' * Jean M. Auel – '' The Clan of the Cave Bear'' * Thomas Berger – '' Neighbors'' * Anthony Burgess – '' Earthly Powers'' * Ramsey Campbell, editor – '' New Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos'' * Bruce Chatwin – '' The Viceroy of Ouidah'' * Mary Higgins Clark – ''The Cradle Will Fall'' *

J. M. Coetzee John Maxwell Coetzee Order of Australia, AC Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, FRSL Order of Mapungubwe, OMG (born 9 February 1940) is a South African and Australian novelist, essayist, linguist, and translator. The recipient of the 2003 ...

– '' Waiting for the Barbarians'' * Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre -'' The Fifth Horseman'' *

Pat Conroy Donald Patrick Conroy (October 26, 1945 – March 4, 2016) was an American author who wrote several acclaimed novels and memoirs; his books ''The Water Is Wide (book), The Water is Wide'', ''The Lords of Discipline'', ''The Prince of Tides (no ...

– '' The Lords of Discipline'' * Basil Copper – '' Necropolis'' * L. Sprague de Camp ** '' Conan and the Spider God'' ** '' The Purple Pterodactyls'' * E. L. Doctorow – '' Loon Lake'' * Allan W. Eckert – ''Song of the Wild'' * Umberto Eco – '' The Name of the Rose (Il Nome della Rosa)'' * Ken Follett – '' The Key to Rebecca'' * Frederick Forsyth – '' The Devil's Alternative'' * Mary Jayne Gold – ''Crossroads Marseilles 1940'' * William Golding – '' Rites of Passage'' * Graham Greene – '' Dr. Fischer of Geneva'' * Douglas Hill ** '' Day of the Starwind'' ** '' Deathwing Over Veynaa'' * Robert E. Howard and L. Sprague de Camp – '' The Treasure of Tranicos'' * Hammond Innes – '' Solomon's Seal'' * P. D. James – '' Innocent Blood'' *

Stephen King Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author. Dubbed the "King of Horror", he is widely known for his horror novels and has also explored other genres, among them Thriller (genre), suspense, crime fiction, crime, scienc ...

– '' Firestarter'' * Judith Krantz – '' Princess Daisy'' * Björn Kurtén – '' Dance of the Tiger'' * Manuel Mujica Láinez – '' El gran teatro'' * Derek Lambert – '' I, Said the Spy'' * John le Carré – '' Smiley's People'' * Madeleine L'Engle – '' A Ring of Endless Light'' * Robert Ludlum – '' The Bourne Identity'' * Ngaio Marsh – '' Photo Finish'' * James A. Michener – '' The Covenant'' * Cees Nooteboom – '' Rituals'' Gay_Talese_by_David_Shankbone

* Robert B. Parker – '' Looking for Rachel Wallace'' * Pepetela – ''Mayombe'' * Ellis Peters – '' Monk's Hood'' * Tom Phillips – '' A Humument: a treated Victorian novel'' (1st trade edition) * Belva Plain – ''Random Winds'' * Paulette Poujol-Oriol – ''Le Creuset'' (The Crucible) * Marin Preda – '' Cel mai iubit dintre pământeni'' (The Most Beloved of Earthlings) * Barbara Pym (died 1980) – '' Crampton Hodnet'' (written 1940) * Herman Raucher – '' There Should Have Been Castles'' * Mordecai Richler – '' Joshua Then and Now'' * Marilynne Robinson – ''

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'' * Sidney Sheldon – '' Rage of Angels'' * Julian Symons – '' Sweet Adelaide'' * Gay Talese – '' Thy Neighbor's Wife'' * Walter Tevis – '' Mockingbird'' * John Kennedy Toole (suicide 1969) – '' A Confederacy of Dunces'' *

Gene Wolfe Gene Rodman Wolfe (May 7, 1931 – April 14, 2019) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He was noted for his dense, allusive prose as well as the strong influence of his Catholic faith. He was a prolific short story writer and no ...

– '' The Shadow of the Torturer'' * Roger Zelazny ** '' Changeling'' ** '' The Last Defender of Camelot''

Children and young people

* Richard Adams **'' The Girl in a Swing'' **''The Iron Wolf and Other Stories'' * Vivien Alcock – '' The Haunting of Cassie Palmer'' * Pamela Allen – ''Mr Archimedes' Bath'' * Lynne Reid Banks – ''

The Indian in the Cupboard ''The Indian in the Cupboard'' is a low fantasy children's novel by the British writer Lynne Reid Banks. It was published in 1980 with illustrations by Robin Jacques (UK) and Brock Cole (US). It was later adapted as a 1995 children's film ...

'' * Jill Barklem – Brambly Hedge series: **''Spring Story'' **''Summer Story'' **'' Autumn Story'' **'' Winter Story'' * Ruskin Bond – ''The Cherry Tree'' * Matt Christopher – '' Wild Pitch'' *

Roald Dahl Roald Dahl (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British author of popular children's literature and short stories, a poet, screenwriter and a wartime Flying ace, fighter ace. His books have sold more than 300 million copies ...

– '' The Twits'' * David Mckee - Not Now, Bernard * Thomas M. Disch – '' The Brave Little Toaster'' * Buchi Emecheta – ''Titch the Cat'' * Ruth Manning-Sanders – '' A Book of Spooks and Spectres'' * Thomas Meehan – ''Annie: An old-fashioned story'' * Robert Munsch – '' The Paper Bag Princess'' * Susan Musgrave **''Gullband'' **''Hag Head'' * Ruth Park – '' Playing Beatie Bow'' * Marjorie W. Sharmat – '' Gila Monsters Meet you at the Airport'' * Mary Stewart – '' A Walk in Wolf Wood'' * Eric Hill – '' Where's Spot?'' * Janet and Allan Ahlberg – '' Funnybones'' * Pam Adams – '' Mrs Honey's Hat''

Drama

* Howard Brenton – '' The Romans in Britain'' * Andrea Dunbar – ''The Arbor'' * David Edgar (adaptation) – '' The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby'' * Ronald Harwood – '' The Dresser'' * Ron Hutchinson – ''The Irish Play'' * Kenneth Ross – '' Breaker Morant'' * Willy Russell – '' Educating Rita'' * Sam Shepard – '' True West''

Poetry

* Valerio Magrelli – ''Ora serrata retinae'' *'' Oxford Book of Contemporary Verse''

Non-fiction

Tony Benn Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn (3 April 1925 – 14 March 2014), known between 1960 and 1963 as Viscount Stansgate, was a British Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician and political activist who served as a Cabinet of the United Kingdom, Cabine ...

– ''Arguments for Socialism'' * Pierre Berton – '' The Invasion of Canada'' *Maryanne Blacker and Pamela Clark – '' Australian Women's Weekly Children's Birthday Cake Book'' * David Bohm – '' Wholeness and the Implicate Order'' * L. Sprague de Camp – '' The Ragged Edge of Science'' * L. Sprague de Camp (as editor) – '' The Spell of Conan'' * Graham Chapman et al. – '' A Liar's Autobiography'' * Marilyn Ferguson – ''The Aquarian Conspiracy'' * Stanley Fish – ''Is There a Text in This Class? The Authority of Interpretive Communities'' *

Julien Gracq Julien Gracq (; born Louis Poirier; 27 July 1910 – 22 December 2007) was a French writer. He wrote novels, critiques, a play, and poetry. His literary works were noted for their dreamlike abstraction, elegant style and refined vocabulary. He ...

– '' Reading Writing'' * Graham Greene – ''

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'' * Jerry Hopkins and Danny Sugerman – '' No One Here Gets Out Alive'' * Pauline Kael – '' When the Lights Go Down'' * János Kornai – ''Economics of Shortage (Hiány)'' * Paul H. Lewis – ''Paraguay Under Stroessner'' * Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers – '' Grimoire of Armadel'' translation from French (posthumous) * Michael Medved and Harry Medved – '' The Golden Turkey Awards'' * Tom O'Carroll – '' Paedophilia: The Radical Case'' * Carl Sagan – ''

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'' *

Anastasio Somoza Debayle Anastasio "Tachito" Somoza Debayle (; 5 December 1925 – 17 September 1980) was a Nicaraguan politician who served as the 53rd President of Nicaragua from 1967 to 1972 and again from 1974 to 1979. As head of the National Guard (Nicaragu ...

and Jack Cox – '' Nicaragua Betrayed'' * D. I. Suchianu – ''Nestemate cinematografice'' (Cinematic Pearls) * Ram Swarup – '' The Word as Revelation: Names of Gods'' * Alvin Toffler – '' The Third Wave'' * Bertram Myron Gross – Friendly Fascism: The New Face of Power in America

Births

January 1 January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in the Gregorian Calendar; 364 days remain until the end of the year (365 in leap years). This day is also known as New Year's Day since the day marks the beginning of the year. __TOC__ Events ...

– Satya Vyas, Indian (Hindi language) writer * May 1 –

Jacek Dehnel Jacek Maria Dehnel (born 1 May 1980 in Gdańsk, Poland) is a Polish people, Polish poet, writer, translator and painter. Life and work He graduated from the Stefan Żeromski High School No. 5 in Gdańsk, where he excelled in Humanities. Dehnel ...

, Polish poet, writer and translator *

May 10 Events Pre-1600 * 28 BC – A sunspot is observed by Han dynasty astronomers during the reign of Emperor Cheng of Han, one of the earliest dated sunspot observations in China. * 1291 – Scottish nobles recognize the authority of ...

– Cristina Nemerovschi, Romanian writer * May 27 – Majlinda Nana Rama, Albanian pedagogue, writer and researcher * June 5 – Nestan Kvinikadze, Georgian writer, scriptwriter and journalist * September 11 – Dawit Kebede, Ethiopian journalist and publisher * October 29 – Louie Jon Agustin Sanchez, Philippine poet, fiction writer, critic and journalist * November 23 – Ishmael Beah, Siera Leonean author and human rights activist

Deaths

January 3 Events Pre-1600 *AD 69, 69 – The Roman legions on the Rhine refuse to declare their allegiance to Galba, instead proclaiming their legate, Aulus Vitellius, as emperor. * 250 – Emperor Decius orders everyone in the Roman Empire (ex ...

** Joy Adamson, Silesian-born conservationist and writer living in Kenya (murdered, born 1910) ** George Sutherland Fraser, Scottish poet and critic (born 1915) *

January 11 Events Pre-1600 * 532 – Nika riots in Constantinople: A quarrel between supporters of different chariot teams—the Blues and the Greens—in the Hippodrome escalates into violence. * 630 – Conquest of Mecca: Muhammad and his ...

– Barbara Pym, English novelist (cancer, born 1913) *

January 21 Events Pre-1600 * 763 – Following the Battle of Bakhamra between Alids and Abbasids near Kufa, the Alid rebellion ends with the death of Ibrahim, brother of Isa ibn Musa. * 1525 – The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is founded wh ...

– Irene Rathbone, English novelist (born 1892) * February 25 – Caradog Prichard, Welsh poet and novelist in Welsh (born 1904) *

March 12 Events Pre-1600 * 538 – Vitiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving the city to the victorious Byzantine general, Belisarius. * 1088 – Election of Urban II as the 159th Pope of th ...

– Eugeniu Ștefănescu-Est, Romanian poet, novelist and cartoonist (born 1881) * March 17 – P. M. Hubbard, English crime writer (born 1910) *

March 25 Until 1752 it was the official date of the beginning of the year in England and its dominions (in the Julian calendar). Events Pre-1600 * 410 – The Southern Yan capital of Guanggu falls to the Jin dynasty general Liu Yu, ending th ...

– James Wright, American poet (born 1927) *

March 26 Events Pre-1600 * 590 – Emperor Maurice proclaims his son Theodosius as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. * 624 – First Eid al-Fitr celebration. * 1021 – The death of the Fatimid caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, kept secret ...

–

Roland Barthes Roland Gérard Barthes (; ; 12 November 1915 – 25 March 1980) was a French literary theorist, essayist, philosopher, critic, and semiotician. His work engaged in the analysis of a variety of sign systems, mainly derived from Western popu ...

, French literary theorist (born 1915) * March 27 – Idris Jamma', Sudanese poet (died 1980) *

April 6 Events Pre–1600 *46 BC – Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato (Cato the Younger) at the Battle of Thapsus. * 402 – Stilicho defeats the Visigoths under Alaric in the Battle of Pollentia. * ...

– John Collier, English-born American short story writer (born 1901) * April 15 –

Jean-Paul Sartre Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (, ; ; 21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary criticism, literary critic, considered a leading figure in 20th ...

, French philosopher, novelist and dramatist (born 1905) *

April 24 Events Pre-1600 * 1479 BC – Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th dynasty). * 1183 BC – Traditional reckoning of the Fall of Troy ...

– Alejo Carpentier, French Cuban novelist and writer (cancer, born 1904) * May 7 – Margaret Cole, English political writer, biographer and activist (born 1893) * May 16 – Marin Preda, Romanian novelist (asphyxiation, born 1922) * June 7 ** Salvator Gotta, Italian writer (born 1887) ** Henry Miller, American novelist (born 1891) *

June 20 Events Pre-1600 * 451 – Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius battles Attila the Hun. After the battle, which was inconclusive, Attila retreats, causing the Romans to interpret it as a victory. * 1180 – First Battle of Uji, startin ...

– Amy Key Clarke, English mystical poet (born 1892) * June 27 – Carey McWilliams, American author, editor and lawyer (born 1905) * July 1 – C. P. Snow, English novelist and scientist (born 1905) * July 6 – Mart Raud, Estonian poet, playwright and writer (born 1903) * July 9 – Vinicius de Moraes, Brazilian poet and songwriter (born 1913) * July 17 – Traian Herseni, Romanian social scientist and journalist (born

1907 Events January * January 14 – 1907 Kingston earthquake: A 6.5 Moment magnitude scale, Mw earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, kills between 800 and 1,000. February * February 9 – The "Mud March (suffragists), Mud March", the ...

) * July 23 – Olivia Manning, English novelist and poet (born 1908) * July 26 – Kenneth Tynan, English-born theater critic (pulmonary emphysema, born 1927) * August 8 – David Mercer, English dramatist (born 1928) * August 10 – Gareth Evans, British philosopher (lung cancer, born

1946 1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...

) * September 18 – Katherine Anne Porter, American novelist and essayist (born

1890 Events January * January 1 – The Kingdom of Italy establishes Eritrea as its colony in the Horn of Africa. * January 2 – Alice Sanger becomes the first female staffer in the White House. * January 11 – 1890 British Ultimatum: The Uni ...

) * September 19 – Jacky Gillott, English novelist (suicide, born 1939) * October 26 – Sam Cree, Northern Irish playwright (born 1928) * November 9 – Patrick Campbell, Irish journalist and wit (born 1913) * December 2 – Romain Gary (Roman Kacew), French novelist (suicide, born 1914) * December 8 –

, English musician, songwriter and author (murdered, born 1940) * December 12 – Ben Travers, English playwright, screenwriter and novelist (born

1886 Events January * January 1 – Upper Burma is formally annexed to British rule in Burma, British Burma, following its conquest in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of November 1885. * January 5–January 9, 9 – Robert Louis Stevenson ...

) * December 14 – Nichita Smochină, Transnistrian Romanian ethnographer and journalist (born 1894) * December 21 ** Marc Connelly, American playwright (born

) ** Nelson Rodrigues, Brazilian playwright, journalist and novelist (born

1912 This year is notable for Sinking of the Titanic, the sinking of the ''Titanic'', which occurred on April 15. In Albania, this leap year runs with only 353 days as the country achieved switching from the Julian to Gregorian Calendar by skippin ...

) * December 27 – Todhunter Ballard, American genre novelist (born 1903) * December 31 –

Marshall McLuhan Herbert Marshall McLuhan (, ; July 21, 1911 – December 31, 1980) was a Canadian philosopher whose work is among the cornerstones of the study of media studies, media theory. Raised in Winnipeg, McLuhan studied at the University of Manitoba a ...

, Canadian philosopher (born

1911 Events January * January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are added to the Commonwealth of Australia. * January 3 ** 1911 Kebin earthquake: An earthquake of 7.7 m ...

)

Awards

* Nobel Prize for Literature:

Czesław Miłosz Czesław Miłosz ( , , ; 30 June 1911 – 14 August 2004) was a Polish Americans, Polish-American poet, prose writer, translator, and diplomat. He primarily wrote his poetry in Polish language, Polish. Regarded as one of the great poets of the ...

Australia

* The Australian/Vogel Literary Award: Inaugural award to Archie Weller, ''The Day Of The Dog''; the award is initially given to Paul Radley, who, in 1996, admits that his manuscript was actually written by his uncle. * Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry: David Campbell, ''Man in the Honeysuckle'' * Miles Franklin Award: Jessica Anderson, '' The Impersonators''

Canada

*See 1980 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.

France

Prix Goncourt The Prix Goncourt ( , "The Goncourt Prize") is a prize in French literature, given by the académie Goncourt to the author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year". The prize carries a symbolic reward of only 10 euros, but resul ...

: Yves Navarre, ''Le Jardin d'acclimatation'' *

Prix Médicis The Prix Médicis () is a French literary award given each year in November. It was founded in 1958 by and .

French: Jean-Luc Benoziglio, ''Cabinet-portrait'' who refused the prize, thus it was given to Jean Lahougue's ''Comptine des Height'' *

Prix Médicis The Prix Médicis () is a French literary award given each year in November. It was founded in 1958 by and .

International: Andre Brink, ''Une saison blanche et sèche''

United Kingdom

* Booker Prize: William Golding, '' Rites of Passage'' * Carnegie Medal for

children's literature Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. In addition to conventional literary genres, modern children's literature is classified by the intended age of the reade ...

: Peter Dickinson, '' City of Gold''Hahn 2015, p. 660 * Cholmondeley Award: George Barker, Terence Tiller, Roy Fuller * Eric Gregory Award: Robert Minhinnick, Michael Hulse, Blake Morrison, Medbh McGuckian * James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction:

, '' Waiting for the Barbarians'' * James Tait Black Memorial Prize for biography: Robert B. Martin, ''

Tennyson Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (; 6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was an English poet. He was the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, Poet Laureate during much of Queen Victoria's reign. In 1829, Tennyson was awarded the Chancellor's ...

: The Unquiet Heart'' * Whitbread Best Book Award: David Lodge, '' How Far Can You Go?''

United States

* American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal for Drama:

Edward Albee Edward Franklin Albee III ( ; March 12, 1928 – September 16, 2016) was an American playwright known for works such as ''The Zoo Story'' (1958), ''The Sandbox (play), The Sandbox'' (1959), ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' (1962), ''A Delicat ...

* Caldecott Medal: Barbara Cooney, '' Ox-Cart Man'' * Dos Passos Prize: Graham Greene * Nebula Award: Gregory Benford, '' Timescape'' *

Newbery Medal The John Newbery Medal, frequently shortened to the Newbery, is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), to the author of "the most distinguished contr ...

for

: Joan Blos, '' A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal'' * Pulitzer Prize for Drama: Lanford Wilson, '' Talley's Folly'' * Pulitzer Prize for Fiction:

Norman Mailer Nachem Malech Mailer (January 31, 1923 – November 10, 2007), known by his pen name Norman Kingsley Mailer, was an American writer, journalist and filmmaker. In a career spanning more than six decades, Mailer had 11 best-selling books, at least ...

, '' The Executioner's Song'' * Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Donald Justice, ''Selected Poems''

Elsewhere

Hugo Award for Best Novel The Hugo Award for Best Novel is one of the Hugo Awards given each year by the World Science Fiction Society for science fiction or fantasy stories published in, or translated to, English during the previous calendar year. The novel award is ava ...

: Arthur C. Clarke, '' The Fountains of Paradise'' * Premio Cervantes : Juan Carlos Onetti * Premio Nadal: Juan Ramón Zaragoza, ''Concerto grosso''

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