| List of years in literature (table) |
|---|
| … 1972 . 1973 . 1974 . 1975 . 1976 . 1977 . 1978 … 1979 1980 1981 -1982- 1983 1984 1985 … 1986 . 1987 . 1988 . 1989 . 1990 . 1991 . 1992 … In poetry: 1979 1980 1981 -1982- 1983 1984 1985 |
| Related time period or subjects |
| … 1979 . 1980 . 1981 - 1982 - 1983 . 1984 . 1985 … … 1950s . 1960s . 1970s -1980s- 1990s . 2000s . 2010s |
| Art . Archaeology . Architecture . Literature . Music . Science +... |
The year 1982 in literature involved some significant events and new books.
Contents |
Events
- La Bicyclette Bleue (The Blue Bicycle) by Régine Deforges becomes France's best selling novel ever.
New books
- Isabel Allende - La casa de los espíritus (The House of the Spirits)
- Martin Amis - Invasion of the Space Invaders
- Isaac Asimov - Foundation's Edge
- Jean M. Auel - The Valley of Horses
- Lynne Reid Banks - The Indian in the Cupboard
- Michael Bishop - Blooded on Arachne
- William Boyd - An Ice-Cream War
- Arthur C. Clarke - 2010: Odyssey Two
- Bernard Cornwell - Sharpe's Company
- Aileen Crawley - The Bride of Suleiman
- L. Sprague de Camp - The Virgin of Zesh & The Tower of Zanid
- L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter - Conan the Barbarian
- August Derleth - The Solar Pons Omnibus
- Ken Follett - The Man from St Petersburg
- James Fox - White Mischief
- John Gardner - For Special Services
- Graham Greene -Monsignor Quixote
- Gwenyth Hood -The Coming of the Demons
- John Jakes - North and South
- Thomas Keneally - Schindler's Ark
- David Kesterton - The Darkling
- Stephen King - Different Seasons and The Running Man
- W.P. Kinsella - Shoeless Joe
- Judith Krantz - Mistral's Daughter
- Morgan Llywelyn - The Horse Goddess
- Robert Ludlum - The Parsifal Mosaic
- Colleen McCullough - An Indecent Obsession
- George R. R. Martin - Fevre Dream
- James Merrill - The Changing Light at Sandover
- James A. Michener - Space
- Timothy Mo - Sour Sweet
- Chris Mullin - A Very British Coup
- Sidney Sheldon - Master of the Game
- Elizabeth Smart - The Assumption of the Rogues and Rascals
- Danielle Steel - Crossings
- Alice Walker - The Color Purple
- Connie Willis and Cynthia Felice - Water Witch
- Gene Wolfe - The Citadel of the Autarch
- Roger Zelazny - Eye of Cat and Dilvish, the Damned
New drama
- Peter Flannery - Our Friends in the North
- Michael Frayn - Noises Off
- Stephen MacDonald - Not About Heroes
- Frank McGuinness - The Factory Girls
- Tom Stoppard - The Real Thing
Non-fiction
- Irving Abella and Harold Troper - None is Too Many.
- Carol Gilligan - In a Different Voice.
- Edward James - The Origins of France: Clovis to the Capetians 500-1000.
Gary Kinder -Victim: The Other Side of Murder .- Audre Lorde - Zami: A New Spelling of My Name.
- John Naisbitt - Megatrends.
- Tom Peters - In Search of Excellence.
- Margaret Trudeau - Consequences.
Births
Deaths
- March 2 - Philip K. Dick, writer
- March 6 - Ayn Rand, author
- June 6 - Kenneth Rexroth, poet and critic
- June 18 - John Cheever, writer
- September 14 - John Gardner, novelist
Awards
- Nobel Prize for Literature: Gabriel García Márquez
- Hugo Award for Best Novel: Downbelow Station by C. J. Cherryh
Australia
- The Australian/Vogel Literary Award: Brian Castro, Birds of Passage; Nigel Krauth, Matilda, My Darling
- Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry: Fay Zwicky, Kaddish and Other Poems
Canada
- See 1982 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
France
- Prix Goncourt: Dominique Fernandez, dans la main de l'Ange
- Prix Médicis French: Jean-François Josselin, L'Enfer et Cie
- Prix Médicis International: Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose
United Kingdom
- Booker Prize: Thomas Keneally, Schindler's Ark
- Cholmondeley Award: Basil Bunting, Herbert Lomas, William Scammell
- Eric Gregory Award: Steve Ellis, Jeremy Reed, Alison Brackenbury, Neil Astley, Chris O’Neill, Joseph Bristow, John Gibbens, James Lasdun
- James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction: Bruce Chatwin, On The Black Hill
- James Tait Black Memorial Prize for biography: Richard Ellmann, James Joyce
- Whitbread Best Book Award: Bruce Chatwin, On the Black Hill
United States
- Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize: Lawrence Joseph, Shouting at No One
- American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal for Fiction, Bernard Malamud
- Nebula Award for Best Novel: Michael Bishop, No Enemy But Time
- Newbery Medal for children's literature: Nancy Willard, A Visit to William Blake's Inn
- Pulitzer Prize for Drama: Charles Fuller, A Soldier's Play
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: John Updike - Rabbit Is Rich
- Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Sylvia Plath: The Collected Poems
Elsewhere
- Premio Nadal: Fernando Arrabal, La torre herida por un rayo
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
