2013 in literature
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Overview of the events of 2013 in literature
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 2013 .
Events 21 January – An annual Orwell Day is instituted.[1] 26 January – Fleeing Islamist insurgents set fire to library buildings in Timbuktu containing manuscripts, mostly in Arabic, dating back to 1204.[2] 7 March – World Book Day becomes a UNESCO -designated event marked in more than 100 countries.[3] April – J. K. Rowling publishes a detective novel, The Cuckoo's Calling Sphere Books . The author's identity is revealed by the media in July.[4]
23 April – World Book Night.[3] 28 April – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Simon Stephens ' stage adaptation of a novel by Mark Haddon , wins a record seven awards at the 2013 Laurence Olivier Awards in London.[5] 1 July – Publisher Penguin Random House is created by a merger.3 September – The new Library of Birmingham , the largest public library in the U.K., is opened.[6] Malala Yousafzai . Its public spaces are integrated with those of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre .October – Jo Nesbø reveals himself as Tom Johansen, author of three forthcoming novels.[7]
28 November – Three unpublished works by J. D. Salinger (died 2010), including "The Ocean Full of Bowling Balls ", are leaked onto the internet.Libro de los Epítomes Ferdinand Columbus , is rediscovered after nearly 500 years in the Arnamagnæan Manuscript Collection in Copenhagen .Anniversaries New books Fiction Children's and young people Drama Poetry Non-fiction
Deaths January 2
January 7 – Maruša Krese , Slovene poet, writer and journalist (born 1947 )[13] January 10 – Evan S. Connell , American novelist, poet and short story writer (born 1924 )January 11 – Robert Kee , English writer, journalist and broadcaster (born 1919 )[14] January 18 – Jacques Sadoul , French novelist, book editor and non-fiction writer (born 1934 )[15] January 20
January 24 – Richard G. Stern , American novelist and educator (born 1928 )February 2 – Sirajul Haq Memon , Pakistani author, journalist and scholar in Sindhi (born 1933 )[17] February 3 – Robert Anthony Welch , Irish author and academic (born 1947 )[18] February 4 – Margaret Frazer (Gail Lynn Brown), American historical novelist (born 1946 )[19] February 5 – Leda Mileva , Bulgarian writer, translator, and diplomat (born 1920 )[20] February 7
February 8 – Alan Sharp , Scottish-American screenwriter and author (born 1934 )[23] February 10 – W. Watts Biggers , American novelist (born 1927 )[24] February 12 – Barnaby Conrad , American author (born 1922 )[25] February 13 – Oswald LeWinter , Austrian-born American writer (born 1931 )[26] February 14
February 17
February 23
February 24 – Mahmoud Salem , Egyptian author (born 1931 )[35] February 26
February 27
March 10 – Robert Chrisman , American poet, scholar, and critic, co-founded The Black Scholar 1937 )March 30 – Daniel Hoffmann , American poet and essayist (born 1923 )April 1 – Kildare Dobbs , Canadian author (born 1923 )April 11 – Adam Galos , Polish historian (born 1924 )[40] April 13 – Nick Pollotta , American science fiction author (born 1954 )[41] April 20
April 22 – Clément Marchand , Canadian poet and journalist (born 1912 )[44] May 1 – Gregory Rogers , Australian children's author and illustrator (born 1957 )May 12 – Per Maurseth , Norwegian historian (born 1932 )May 23 – William Demby , American author (born 1922 )June 6 – Tom Sharpe , English comic novelist (born 1928 )[45] June 9 – Iain Banks , Scottish novelist (born 1954 )[46] June 23 – Richard Matheson , American author and screenwriter (born 1926 )[47] July 12 – Elaine Morgan , Welsh writer on anthropology (born 1920 )September 2 – Frederik Pohl , American science fiction writer (born 1919 )[48] September 18 – Marcel Reich-Ranicki , Polish-born German literary critic (born 1920 )September 21 – Kofi Awoonor , Ghanaian poet (shot dead, born 1935 )[49] September 23
October 1 – Tom Clancy , American thriller writer (born 1947 )[53] November 25 – Joel Lane , English author, poet, and critic (born 1963 )December 11 – Barbara Branden , Canadian-American author (born 1929 )Awards Akutagawa Prize (Early): Kaori Fujino for Tsume to Me (爪と目) "Nails and Eyes"Caine Prize for African Writing : Tope Folarin , "Miracle"Camões Prize : Mia Couto [54] Danuta Gleed Literary Award : (announced 11 June 2013) David Cohen Prize : Hilary Mantel Dayne Ogilvie Prize : Main award, C. E. Gatchalian ; honours of distinction, Anand Mahadevan , Barry Webster Dylan Thomas Prize : Battleborn Claire Vaye Watkins [55] German Book Prize : Das Ungeheuer by Terézia Mora Goldsmiths Prize : A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing Eimear McBride [56] Gordon Burn Prize : Pig Iron by Ben Myers [57] Governor General's Award for English-language fiction : The Luminaries Eleanor Catton Governor General's Award for French-language fiction : Quand les guêpes se taisent by Stéphanie Pelletier Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française : Plonger by Christophe Ono-dit-Biot Hugo Award for Best Novel: John Scalzi for Redshirts International Dublin Literary Award : City of Bohane Kevin Barry [58] International Prize for Arabic Fiction : The Bamboo Stalk by Saud Alsanousi Lambda Literary Awards : Multiple categories; see 2013 Lambda Literary Awards Man Booker Prize : The Luminaries Eleanor Catton Miles Franklin Award : Questions of Travel Michelle de Kretser [59] [60] National Biography Award (5 August): The Two Frank Thrings by Peter Fitzpatrick [61] National Book Award for Fiction : The Good Lord Bird James McBride National Book Critics Circle Award : to Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Nobel Prize in Literature : Alice Munro PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction : Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club Benjamin Alire Sáenz Premio Planeta de Novela : El cielo ha vuelto by Clara Sánchez Premio Strega : Resistere non serve a niente by Walter Siti Pritzker Military Library Literature Award : to Tim O'Brien [62] Prix Goncourt : Au revoir là-haut Pierre Lemaitre Pulitzer Prize for Fiction : The Orphan Master's Son Adam Johnson Pulitzer Prize for Poetry : Stag's Leap by Sharon Olds Russian Booker Prize : Возвращение в Панджруд (Return to Panjrud ) by Andrei Volos SAARC Literary Award : Suman Pokhrel , Abhay K , Daya Dissanayake , Farheen Chaudhary, Abdul Khaliq RashidSamuel Johnson Prize : (announced November 2013) The Pike Lucy Hughes-Hallett Scotiabank Giller Prize : Lynn Coady , Hellgoing [63] Whiting Awards : Fiction: Hannah Dela Cruz Abrams (fiction/nonfiction), Amanda Coplin , Jennifer duBois , C.E. Morgan , Stephanie Powell Watts ; Nonfiction: Morgan Meis , Clifford Thompson ; Plays: Virginia Grise ; Poetry: Ishion Hutchinson , Rowan Ricardo Phillips Women's Prize for Fiction : May We Be Forgiven by A.M. Homes Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award : W.S. Merwin [64] References
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Retrieved 28 December 2011 .^ Siraj Memon, an icon of Sindhi literature, passes away at 79 , The Express Tribune ^ Robert Welch obituary , guardian.co.uk. 1 March 2013^ Gail Lynn Frazer obituary , legacy.com, February 6, 2013^ На 93 години почина Леда Милева (in Bulgarian) ^ Σκοτώθηκε στην Αίγυπτο η συγγραφέας Νίκη Μαραγκού lifo.gr (in Greek) ^ Jonathan Rendall dies , The Times , 7 February 2013^ Bergan, Ronald (14 February 2013). "Alan Sharp obituary" . The Guardian . Retrieved 15 January 2017 . ^ W. Watts Biggers, Creator of 'Underdog' Cartoon, Dies at 85 ^ Barnaby Conrad, Man of Many Hats and a Cape, Dies at 90 , The New York Times , February 16, 2013^ Oswald Le Winter – Holly Hill , thetandd.com, February 18, 2013^ Glenn Boyer, author of trilogy on Wyatt Earp dies azcentral.com^ Mary Ellen Bird dies Archived 5 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine , kvsh.com, February 18, 2013^ ДНИ.РУ ИНТЕРНЕТ-ГАЗЕТА ВЕРСИЯ 5.0/Умер писатель Фридрих Незнанский ^ William Bridges, Larkspur author of books on life changes, dies at 79 Archived 5 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine Marin Independent Journal ^ Playwright Manoranjan Das dead , The Times of India , 19 February 2013^ Debbie Ford, Author of Self-Help Books, Is Dead at 57 NY Times ^ Décès du céramiste Maurice Savoie (in French) ^ Sylvia Smith , telegraph.co.uk^ "Egyptian author Mahmoud Salem dies age 84" Daily News Egypt ^ Jan Howard Finder, #1 fan, dies at 73 ^ Best-selling French author Stephane Hessel dies at 95 Archived 4 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine themalaysianinsider.com^ Memory of Molly Lefebure ^ Miris dzejnieks Imants Ziedonis|Diena.lv ^ Zmarł profesor Adam Galos, wybitny wrocławski historyk ^ SF Site News » Obituary: Nick Pollotta ^ Jocasta Innes ^ Award-winning children’s author E.L. 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