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… 1969 . This page gives a chronological list of years in literature (descending order with notable publications listed with their respective years The table of years in literature is a tabular display of all years in Literature for overview and quick navigation to any year The year 1969 in literature involved some significant events and new books   1970 . The year 1970 in literature involved some significant events and new books   1971 . The year 1971 in literature involved some significant events and new books   1972  . The year 1972 in literature involved some significant events and new books 1973  . The year 1973 in literature involved some significant events and new books 1974  . The year 1974 in literature involved some significant events and new books 1975 …
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… 1983 . The year 1975 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1976 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1977 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1978 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1980 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1981 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1982 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1983 in literature involved some significant events and new books   1984 . The year 1984 in literature involved some significant events and new books   1985 . The year 1985 in literature involved some significant events and new books   1986  . The year 1986 in literature involved some significant events and new books 1987  . The year 1987 in literature involved some significant events and new books 1988  . The year 1988 in literature involved some significant events and new books 1989 …
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… 1976 . The year 1989 in literature involved some significant events and new books Events Two poems written in 1965 by Mao Zedong just before the Cultural Revolution including "Two Birds A Dialogue" are published on January 1 Events British publication Gay News successfully prosecuted in the United Kingdom for blasphemy and libel for publishing James Kirkup's " Events L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E Magazine edited by Bruce Andrews and Charles Bernstein, first published Stevie, Events The Kenyon Review is restarted by Kenyon College 10 years after the original publication was closed Events Mark Jarman and Robert McDowell started the small magazine The Reaper to promote narrative and formal poetry Events Final issue of L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E Magazine published First issue of Conjunctions literary journal published Events Final edition of This Magazine published March 1 - Dylan Thomas was posthumously honoured by a floor plaque This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1977 . Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays 1978 - 1979 - 1980 . Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) 1981 . Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 1982 …
… 1940s . Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be 1950s . The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive 1960s -1970s- 1980s . The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. 1990s . The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 2000s …
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Art . The 21st century is the current century of the Christian Era or Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. Events Edward Delaney 's statue of Wolfe Tone in Dublin is destroyed by terrorists Archaeology . The year 1979 in Archaeology involved some significant events Architecture . The year 1979 involved some significant events in architecture Literature . Music . See also Musical groups established in 1979 Record labels established in 1979 1979 in music (UK Science +...

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Jeffrey Howard Archer Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare (born 15 April 1940 is an English Author and former Politician. Kane and Abel is a 1979 Novel by British author Jeffrey Archer. Barbara Taylor Bradford OBE (born May 10, 1933) is an English Novelist Her 1979 debut A Woman of Substance, A Woman of Substance is a Novel by Barbara Taylor Bradford, and was published in 1979. Raymond Redvers Briggs (born 18 January 1934 is an English Illustrator, Cartoonist, Graphic novelist, and Author who has achieved Fungus the Bogeyman (1977 is a critically acclaimed children's Graphic novel by British artist Raymond Briggs. Octavia Estelle Butler ( June 22, 1947 – February 24, 2006) was an American Science fiction Writer, one Kindred is a 1979 novel by Octavia Butler. While most of Butler's work is classified as Science fiction, Kindred is often Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is a bestselling American Author, Critic, political writer and speaker. A Planet Called Treason (1979 is a Science fiction novel by Orson Scott Card. Angela Carter ( May 7, 1940 – February 16, 1992) was an English novelist and journalist known for her Feminist, The Bloody Chamber (or The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories) is an anthology of short fiction by Angela Carter. Lyon Sprague de Camp, ( November 27 1907 – November 6 2000) was an American science fiction and fantasy author Linwood Vrooman Carter ( June 9, 1930 - February 7, 1988) was an American author of Science fiction and Fantasy Conan the Liberator is a 1979 Fantasy novel written by L Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter featuring Robert E Thomas Flanagan (5 November 1923 in Greenwich Connecticut, &ndash 21 March 2002 in Berkeley California) was an American professor of English literature John Robert Fowles ( March 31, 1926 &ndash November 5, 2005) was an English Novelist and Essayist. The Tree is an autobiographical book by John Fowles. In it Fowles discusses the essence of nature and its relation to the creative arts and especially writing Arthur Hailey ( April 5, 1920 – November 24, 2004) was a British / Canadian novelist Overload (1979 is a novel by Arthur Hailey, concerning the electricity production industry in California and the activities of the employees and others involved with Siân James is a Welsh novelist who writes in English. James was born near Llandysul in Carmarthenshire and attended the University of Wales Philippe Jullian (1921-1977 was a French Illustrator, Art historian, Biographer, Aesthete, Novelist and Dandy. Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American Author, Screenwriter, Musician, Columnist, The Dead Zone is a Novel by Stephen King published in 1979. It is about Johnny Smith, who is injured in an accident and enters Russell Kirk ( 19 October 1918 &ndash 29 April[[ 994]] was an American Political theorist, Historian, Social The Princess of All Lands is a collection of stories by Russell Kirk. Milan Kundera (ˈmɪlan ˈkundɛra (born April 1, 1929, in Brno, Czechoslovakia) is a French Writer of Czech The Book of Laughter and Forgetting (Kniha smíchu a zapomnění is a Novel by Milan Kundera, published in 1979. John le Carré is the Pseudonym of David John Moore Cornwell (born October 19, 1931 in Poole, Dorset, England For the article by Neal Stephenson see Smiley's people (essay. Morgan Llywelyn (born 1937 is an American -born Irish Author of Historical fantasy, Historical fiction, and historical Robert Ludlum ( May 25, 1927 New York City  – March 12, 2001 Naples Florida) was an American Author The Matarese Circle (1979 is a novel by Robert Ludlum. Story Scofield and Taleniekov make their way through the obstacles and ravages Norman Kingsley Mailer ( January 31, 1923 &ndash November 10, 2007) was an American Novelist, Journalist, The Executioner's Song is a 1980 Pulitzer Prize -winning novel by Norman Mailer that depicts the events surrounding the execution of Dambudzo Marechera (Charles William Dambudzo Marechera b in Rusape, Rhodesia, June 4, 1952, d The House of Hunger (ISBN 0-435-90986-X ( 1979) is a Short story collection by the late Dambudzo Marechera. Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul Kt, TC (born August 17, 1932 in Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago) better known A Bend in the River (ISBN 0-8446-6631-9 is a 1979 novel by Nobel laureate V Jerry Eugene Pournelle (born August 7, 1933) is an American Science fiction Writer, Essayist and Journalist Janissaries is a novel by Science fiction author Jerry Pournelle. Harold Robbins ( May 21, 1916 &ndash October 14, 1997) was an American Author. Philip Milton Roth (born March 19, 1933, Newark New Jersey) is an American novelist The Ghost Writer (1979 is the first Novel by Philip Roth to be narrated by Nathan Zuckerman, one of Roth's Alter egos and constitutes Mary Florence Elinor Stewart ( née Rainbow; born 17 September 1916) is a popular English Novelist, best known for her series The Last Enchantment is a 1979 Fantasy Novel by Mary Stewart. This article is about Peter Straub the novelist For the German statesman see Peter Straub (politician. Ghost Story is a horror novel by Peter Straub that was published in 1979 by Coward McCann and Geoghegan William Clark Styron Jr ( June 11 1925 &ndash November 1 2006) was an American Novelist and Essayist. Sophie's Choice is a Novel by William Styron published in 1979 John Holbrook Vance (born August 28, 1916 in San Francisco, The Face is the fourth novel (1979 of Jack Vance 's " Demon Princes " science fiction series in which Kirth Gersen pursues Kurt Vonnegut Jr (November 11 1922 – April 11 2007 (ˈvɒnəgət was a prolific and genre-bending American Novelist known for works blending Satire, Black Jailbird is a Novel by Kurt Vonnegut, originally published in 1979. Elizabeth Walter (b unknown - d May 8, 2006)was a UK writer of short stories in the horror and fantasy genres In the Mist and Other Uncanny Encounters is a collection of stories by author Elizabeth Walter. Kit Williams (born April 28 1946 in Kent England) is an English artist illustrator and author best known for his book Masquerade Masquerade is a children’s book written and painted by Kit Williams, which sparked a worldwide treasure hunt by concealing clues to the location of a jewelled Raymond Henry Williams ( 31 August 1921 &ndash 26 January 1988) was a Welsh academic Novelist and Critic. The Fight for Manod, a 1979 novel by Raymond Williams. Plot summary Matthew Price and Peter Owen both have their roots in the Welsh borders Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr (born March 2, 1931 in Richmond, Virginia) known as Tom Wolfe, is a Best-selling The Right Stuff is a 1979 book by Tom Wolfe about the pilots engaged in U For other people by this name see Chris Wood. Christopher Wood ( November 5, 1935 in London) is an English Moonraker, released in 1979, is the eleventh film in the James Bond series and the fourth to star Roger Moore as the fictional Roger Joseph Zelazny ( May 13, 1937 – June 14, 1995) was an American writer of Fantasy and Science fiction Roadmarks is a Science fiction Novel written by Roger Zelazny during the late 1970s and published in 1979 Sir Peter Levin Shaffer (born May 15, 1926) is an English Dramatist, author of numerous award-winning plays several of which have been filmed Amadeus is a Stage play written in 1979 by Peter Shaffer, loosely based on the lives of the Composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sam Shepard (born November 5, 1943) is an American artist who worked as an award-winning Playwright, Writer and Actor. Buried Child is a play by Sam Shepard that won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and launched Shepard to national fame as a Playwright Events The Kenyon Review is restarted by Kenyon College 10 years after the original publication was closed Sir Kingsley William Amis, CBE ( April 16, 1922 &ndash October 22, 1995) was an English Novelist, Lyon Sprague de Camp, ( November 27 1907 – November 6 2000) was an American science fiction and fantasy author The Blade of Conan is a 1979 collection of essays edited by L Dr Sandra M Gilbert (born 1936 Professor Emerita of English at the University of California Davis, is an influential Literary critic and Poet Dr Susan D Gubar (born 1944 is a Distinguished Professor of English and Women's Studies The Madwoman in the Attic The Woman Writer and the Nineteenth-Century Literary Imagination, published in 1979 examines Victorian literature from a Feminist Henry Alfred Kissinger (born Heinz Alfred Kissinger on May 27, 1923) is a German -born American bureaucrat diplomat and 1973 Jean-François Lyotard (ʒɑ̃ fʀɑ̃swa ljɔˈtaʀ August 10 1924 April 21 1998) was a French philosopher and literary The Postmodern Condition A Report on Knowledge (1979 is a short but influential Philosophy book by Jean-François Lyotard in which he analyses the The Book of Heroic Failures, written by Stephen Pile in 1979, is a book written in celebration of human inadequacy in all its forms Clark Ashton Smith ( January 13, 1893 - August 14, 1961) was a Poet, sculptor, painter and author of fantasy The Black Book of Clark Ashton Smith is a transcription of a notebook that was kept by author Clark Ashton Smith. Margaret Joan Sinclair Trudeau Kemper (born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is the former wife of the late Pierre Trudeau, the Beyond Reason was a television quiz show seen throughout Canada from 1977 to 1980 Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. John Orley Allen Tate ( November 19, 1899 - February 9, 1979) was an American Poet, essayist and social commentator and Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor John L Wasserman (Born August 13 1938) was an entertainment Critic for the San Francisco Chronicle from 1964 until the time of his death in Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Jean Stafford ( July 1, 1915 &ndash March 26, 1979) was an American short story writer and novelist who won the Pulitzer Prize Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. This article is about the English comedian and columnist for other uses see John Morton (disambiguation. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Jean Rhys ( August 24, 1890 - May 14, 1979) born Ella Gwendolen Rees Williams, was a mid 20th century Dominican Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Asa Earl Carter ( September 4, 1925 &ndash June 7, 1979) was an American speechwriter and author Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Malcolm Hulke (1924 – July 6, 1979) was a British television writer and author of the industry 'bible' "Writing for Television in the 70s" Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Herbert Marcuse ( July 19, 1898 &ndash July 29, 1979) was a German philosopher and sociologist, and a member of Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Elizabeth Bishop ( February 8, 1911 &ndash October 6, 1979) was an American Poet and Writer from Worcester Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Sidney Joseph Perelman, almost always known as S J Perelman ( February 1 1904 &ndash October 17 1979) was an American Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Virgilio Piñera Llera ( August 4, 1912 – October 18, 1979) was a Cuban author Playwright, Poet, short-story Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Donald Grant Creighton, CC, ( July 15, 1902 &ndash December 19, 1979) was a noted Canadian Historian. Dilys Cadwaladr (1902-1979 was a Welsh poet She is notable for being the first woman ever to win the Crown at the National Eisteddfod of Wales. Sir George Norman Clark ( February 27, 1890 - February 6, 1979, Knighted 1953 was a 20th century British Historian Goronwy Rees (1909-1979 was a Welsh Journalist, academic and writer Founded in 1919 the James Tait Black Memorial Prizes are among the oldest and most prestigious book prizes awarded for literature written in the English Language and are Britain's Sir William Gerald Golding ( 19 September, 1911 – 19 June, 1993) was a British novelist poet and Nobel Prize for Literature Darkness Visible is a 1979 Novel by British author Sir William Golding. Founded in 1919 the James Tait Black Memorial Prizes are among the oldest and most prestigious book prizes awarded for literature written in the English Language and are Britain's Christopher Isherwood ( August 26, 1904 &ndash January 4, 1986) was an Anglo-American Novelist.
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