1998 in literature (original) (raw)
See also: 1997 in literature, other events of 1998, 1999 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
- November 18 - Alice McDermott wins the National Book Award with her novel Charming Billy.
New Books
- About a Boy - Nick Hornby
- African Exploits - Roy MacLaren
- All Through the Night - Mary Higgins Clark
- Amsterdam - Ian McEwan
- Bag of Bones - Stephen King
- The Bay of Love and Sorrows - David Adams Richards
- The Book of Saladin - Tariq Ali
- Building Western Civilization: From the Advent of Writing to the Age of Steam - Alan I. Marcus
- Carpe Jugulum - Terry Pratchett
- Dinosaur Summer - Greg Bear
- England, England - Julian Barnes
- Foundation and Chaos - Greg Bear
- Greater Than Angels - Carol Matas
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J. K. Rowling
- Hellfire - Diana Gabaldon
- I Sweep the Sun Off Rooftops - Hanan al-Shaykh
- The Klone and I - Danielle Steel
- The Last Continent - Terry Pratchett
- The Long Road Home - Danielle Steel
- The Love of a Good Woman - Alice Munro
- A Man in Full - Tom Wolfe
- The Memory of Hands - Reshman Baig
- A Midwinter's Tale - Andrew Greeley
- Mirror Image - Danielle Steel
- Muhammad - Driss Chraibi
- Paradise - Toni Morrison
- Point of Origin - Patricia Cornwell
- Rainbow Six - Tom Clancy
- Return to Hawk's Hill - Allan W. Eckert
- Seize the Night - Dean R. Koontz
- The Street Lawyer - John Grisham
- Tomcat in Love - Tim O'Brien
- Veronika Decides to Die - Paulo Coelho
- A Widow for One Year - John Irving
- The Year the Dream Died: Revisiting 1968 in America - Jules Witcover, David Halberstam
Births
Deaths
- February 7 - Lawrence Sanders, author
- April 27 - Pauline R�age, author
Awards
- Booker Prize: Ian McEwan - Amsterdam
- See 1998 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Giller Prize for Canadian Fiction: Alice Munro: The Love of a Good Woman
- IMPAC Dublin Literary Award: Herta Muller, The Grand of Green Plums
- Nebula Award: Joe Haldeman, Forever Peace
- Newbery Medal for children's literature: Keran Hess, Out of the Dust
- Nobel Prize for Literature: Jos� Saramago
- Orange Prize for Fiction: Carol Shields, Larry's Party
- Prix Goncourt: Paule Constant, Confidence pour confidence
- Prix D�cembre: Michel Houellebecq, Les Particules �l�mentaires
- Prix M�dicis French: Le Loup mongol
- Prix M�dicis International: The House of Sleep - Jonathan Coe
- Pulitzer Prize for Drama: Paula Vogel, How I Learned to Drive
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: Philip Roth, American Pastoral
- Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Charles Wright, Black Zodiac
- Whitbread Best Book Award: Ted Hughes, Birthday Letters