1979 in literature (original) (raw)

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1 Events [2 New Books](#New Books) 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 Awards

Events

Sophie's Choice by William Styron is published. In 2001, the book would be named as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century by the editorial board of the American Modern Library.
A Bend in the River by V. S. Naipaul is published. In 2001, the book would be one of two books by Naipaul to be included on the list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century by the editorial board of the American Modern Library.

A Bend in the River - V. S. Naipaul
Beyond Reason - Margaret Trudeau
The Dead Zone - Stephen King
The Executuoner's Song - Norman Mailer
Ghost Story - Peter Straub
Ghost Writer - Philip Roth
Jailbird - Kurt Vonnegut
Kane and Abel - Jeffrey Archer
Kindred - Octavia Butler
The Last Enchantment - Howard Fast
Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed: The Story of Le Chambon and How Goodness Happened There - Philip P. Hallie
Lion of Ireland: The Legend of Brian Boru - Morgan Llywelyn
The Matarese Circle - Robert Ludlum
Memories of Another Day - Harold Robbins
Montmartre - Philippe Jullian
Overload - Arthur Hailey
The Right Stuff - Tom Wolfe
Smiley's People - John le Carr�
Sophie's Choice - William Styron
White House Years - Henry Kissinger
Year of the French - Thomas Flanagan

Booker Prize: Penelope Fitzgerald, Offshore
See 1979 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
Nebula Award: Arthur C. Clarke, The Fountains of Paradise
Newbery Medal for children's literature: Ellen Raskin, The Westing Game
Odysseus Elytis won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1979.
Prix Goncourt: Antonine Maillet, P�lagie la Charette
Prix M�dicis French: Claude Durand, La Nuit zoologique
Prix M�dicis International:
Pulitzer Prize for Drama: Sam Shepard, Buried Child
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: John Cheever - The Stories of John Cheever
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Robert Penn Warren: Now and Then
Viareggio Prize: Giorgio Manganelli, Centuria