1957 in literature (original) (raw)
See also: 1956 in literature, other events of 1957, 1958 in literature, list of years in literature.
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| 1 Events [2 New Books](#New Books) 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 Awards |
Events
- The Wapshot Chronicle by John Cheever is published. In 2001, the book would be named to the list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century by the editorial board of the American Modern Library.
- Lawrence Durrell publishes Justine, the first of volume of The Alexandria Quartet. The final of the four volumes will be published in 1960 and in 2001, the collection would be named as part of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century by the editorial board of the American Modern Library.
- On the Road by Jack Kerouac is published. In 2001, the book would be listed as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century by the editorial board of the American Modern Library.
New Books
- At Lady Molly's - Anthony Powell
- Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand
- Below the Salt - Thomas B. Costain
- Blue Camellia - Frances Parkinson Keyes
- By Love Possessed - James Gould Cozzens
- The Cat in the Hat - Dr. Seuss
- The Comforters - Muriel Spark
- Compulsion - Meyer Levin
- Doomsday Morning - C. L. Moore
- Eagle's Nest - Anna Kavan
- Eloise in Paris - Kay Thompson
- From Russia With Love - Ian Fleming
- The Guns of Navarone - Alistair MacLean
- Justine - Lawrence Durrell
- Kids Say the Darndest Things - Art Linkletter
- La Loi - Roger Vailland
- Long Day's Journey Into Night - Eugene O'Neill
- On the Beach - Nevil Shute
- On the Road - Jack Kerouac
- Rascals in Paradise - James A. Michener
- The Scapegoat - Daphne du Maurier
- Some Came Running - James Jones
- Sugar Street - Naguib Mahfouz
- Voltaire in Love - Nancy Mitford
- The Wapshot Chronicle - John Cheever
Births
Deaths
- February 10 - Laura Ingalls Wilder, author
- March 29 - Joyce Cary, author
- June 27 - Malcolm Lowry, author
- December 17 - Dorothy L. Sayers, author
Awards
- Newbery Medal for children's literature: Virginia Sorenson, Miracles on Maple Street
- Nobel Prize for literature: Albert Camus
- Pulitzer Prize for Drama: Eugene O'Neill, Long Day's Journey Into Night
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: no award given
- Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Richard Wilbur: Things of This World