1981 in literature information

information about the literary events and publications of 1981. May 31 – The burning of Jaffna Public Library in Sri Lanka is begun by a mob of police and government-sponsored...

The 1981 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Bulgarian-born British writer Elias Canetti (1905–1994) "for writings marked by a broad outlook,...

digital writing. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include oral literature, much of which has been transcribed. Literature is a method of...

the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1981. Peter Carey won the 1981 Miles Franklin Award for Bliss Peter Carey — Bliss...

The Nobel Prize in Literature (here meaning for literature; Swedish: Nobelpriset i litteratur) is a Swedish literature prize that is awarded annually,...

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 following is an overview of events in 1981 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released...

Prize in Literature (Swedish: Nobelpriset i litteratur) is awarded annually by the Swedish Academy to authors for outstanding contributions in the field...

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...

English literature is literature written in the English language from the English-speaking world. The English language has developed over the course of...

Russian literature refers to the literature of Russia, its émigrés, and to Russian-language literature. The roots of Russian literature can be traced...

Latin American literature consists of the oral and written literature of Latin America in several languages, particularly in Spanish, Portuguese, and...

Modernist literature, originated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and is characterised by a self-conscious separation from traditional ways...

list of notable deaths in 1981. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:...

The history of Chinese literature extends thousands of years, and begins with the earliest recorded inscriptions, court archives, building to the major...

literature is the literature by people from formerly colonized countries, originating from all continents except Antarctica. Postcolonial literature often...

neighboring Asian literatures, most notably China and its literature. Early texts were often written in pure Classical Chinese or lit. 'Chinese writing' (漢文...

Jerusalem Prize, the 1981 Miguel de Cervantes Prize, the 1982 Neustadt International Prize for Literature, and the 1990 Nobel Prize in Literature. Octavio Paz...

African literature is literature from Africa, either oral ("orature") or written in African and Afro-Asiatic languages. Examples of pre-colonial African...

American literature is literature written or produced in the United States and in the colonies that preceded it. The American literary tradition is part...

Erotic literature comprises fictional and factual stories and accounts of eros (passionate, romantic or sexual relationships) intended to arouse similar...

Channel Islands. This article covers British literature in the English language. Anglo-Saxon (Old English) literature is included, and there is some discussion...

Newbery Medal for children's literature: Sid Fleischman The Whipping Boy PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction: to Soldiers in Hiding by Richard Wiley Pulitzer...

The Royal Society of Literature (RSL) is a learned society founded in 1820, by King George IV, to "reward literary merit and excite literary talent". A...

Age of English Literature, especially for British novels. It was in the Victorian era that the novel became the leading literary genre in English. English...

The 1975 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Italian poet Eugenio Montale (1896–1981) "for his distinctive poetry which, with great artistic sensitivity...