1976 in literature
Overview of the events of 1976 in literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1976 .
Events
New books
Fiction
Children and young people
Drama
Non-fiction
Births
Deaths
January 12 – Agatha Christie , English crime writer (born 1890 )[7]
January 25 – Victor Ehrenberg , German historian (born 1891 )[8]
February 2 – Barbara Euphan Todd , English children's writer (born 1890 )[9]
February 12 – John Lewis , Welsh philosopher (born 1889 )
March 5 – Charles Lederer , American screenwriter and film director (born 1910 )
March 7 – Tove Ditlevsen , Danish poet and fiction writer, suicide (born 1917 )
March 13 – Sergiu Dan , Romanian novelist and journalist (born 1903 )
March 24 – E. H. Shepard , English illustrator and autobiographer (born 1879 )
March 31 – Edward Streeter , American humorist (born 1891 )
April 17 – Allardyce Nicoll , British literary scholar (born 1894 )
April 22 – Joe David Brown , American novelist and journalist (born 1915 )
April 28 – Richard Hughes , British novelist (born 1900 )[10]
May 7 – Alison Uttley , English writer of children's books (born 1884 )[11]
June 18 – Malcolm Johnson , American journalist (born 1904 )
July 3 – Alexander Lernet-Holenia , Austrian poet, dramatist and fiction writer (born 1897 )
July 15 – Paul Gallico , American novelist, short story and sports writer (born 1897 )[12]
August 9 – José Lezama Lima , Cuban writer and poet (born [1910 )
August 29 – Kazi Nazrul Islam , Bengali poet (born 1899 )
September 10 – Dalton Trumbo , American novelist and screenwriter (born 1905 )[13]
October 30 – Barbu Solacolu , Romanian poet, translator and economist (born 1897 )
November 4 – Robert Speaight , English actor, biographer and essayist (born 1904 )
November 6 – Patrick Dennis , American novelist (pancreatic cancer, born 1921 )
November 23 – André Malraux , French novelist (born 1901 )
December 21 – Munro Leaf , American children's author (born 1905 )
December 22 – Martín Luis Guzmán , Mexican novelist and journalist (born 1887 )
December 26 – Yashpal , Hindi novelist (born 1903 )
December 29 – G. B. Edwards , Guernsey-born writer (born 1899 )
Awards
Canada
France
Spain
United Kingdom
Booker Prize : David Storey , Saville
Carnegie Medal for children's literature : Jan Mark , Thunder and Lightnings
Cholmondeley Award : Peter Porter , Fleur Adcock
Eric Gregory Award : Stewart Brown , Valerie Gillies , Paul Groves , Paul Hyland , Nigel Jenkins , Andrew Motion , Tom Paulin , William Peskett
James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction: John Banville , Doctor Copernicus
James Tait Black Memorial Prize for biography: Ronald Hingley , A New Life of Chekhov
United States
Frost Medal : A. M. Sullivan
Nebula Award : Frederik Pohl , Man Plus
Newbery Medal for children's literature : Susan Cooper , The Grey King
Pulitzer Prize for Drama : Michael Bennett for concept, choreography, and direction; James Kirkwood, Jr. for book, Marvin Hamlisch for lyrics, Nicholas Dante for music, A Chorus Line
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction : Saul Bellow , Humboldt's Gift
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry : John Ashbery , Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror
Elsewhere
References
^ Antonio Di Benedetto (23 August 2016). Zama . New York Review Books. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-59017-735-8 .
^ "Queen opens National Theatre in London" . On This Day . BBC . 1976-10-25. Archived from the original on 2008-03-07. Retrieved 2012-03-02 .
^ "Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers" (in French). evene.fr. Retrieved 2013-11-29 .
^ Millen, Julia (2014-10-22). "Mary Ronnie, National Librarian, 1978" . Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand . Retrieved 2019-06-28 .
^ Hahn, Daniel (2015). The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature (2nd ed.). Oxford. University Press. p. 3. ISBN 9780198715542 .
^ "Bora Chung" . The Booker Prizes . Retrieved 2022-05-25 .
^ "Agatha Christie | Biography, Novels, & Facts" . Encyclopedia Britannica . Retrieved 14 September 2020 .
^ The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History . Palgrave Macmillan. 2011. p. 239. ISBN 9781403939104 .
^ Twentieth-century Children's Writers . Macmillan Education UK. 1978. p. 1226. ISBN 9781349036486 .
^ Twentieth-century Children's Writers . Macmillan Education UK. 1978. p. 624. ISBN 9781349036486 .
^ Twentieth-century Children's Writers . Macmillan Education UK. 1978. p. 1279. ISBN 9781349036486 .
^ Molly Ivins (July 17, 1976). "Paul Gallico, Sportswriter And Author, Is Dead at 78" . The New York Times . Retrieved October 25, 2020 .
^ Nordheimer, Jon (September 11, 1976). "Dalton Trumbo, Film Writer, Dies. Oscar Winner Had Been Blacklisted" . The New York Times . Retrieved June 18, 2008 .