NationMaster - Encyclopedia: 1932 in literature

See also: 1931 in literature, other events of 1932, 1933 in literature, list of years in literature. See also: 1930 in literature, other events of 1931, 1932 in literature, list of years in literature. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... See also: 1932 in literature, other events of 1933, 1934 in literature, list of years in literature. ... This page indexes the individual year in literature pages. ...

Events

E. V. Knox (Edmund George Valpy Knox, May 10, 1881 - January 2, 1971), was a poet and satirist who wrote under the pseudonym Evoe. ... Sir Owen Seaman (September 18, 1861 - February 2, 1936) was a British writer, journalist and poet. ... Samuel Barclay Beckett (13 April 1906 â€“ 22 December 1989) was an Irish dramatist, novelist and poet. ... W.B. Yeats in Dublin on 24 January 1908. ...

New books

Laura Adams Armer (January 12, 1874 â€“ 1963) was an American artist and writer. ... Waterless Mountain is a novel by Laura Adams Armer that was awarded the Newbery Medal in 1932. ... Heinrich Hauer Bellamann (1882-1946) was born in Fulton, Missouri on April 28, 1882 and died in New York in June of 1946. ... Pearl Sydenstricker Buck, most familiarly known as Pearl S. Buck (birth name Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker; Chinese: ; pinyin: ) (June 26, 1892 â€“ March 6, 1973), was a prolific American writer and Nobel Prize winner. ... A son is a male offspring; a boy, man, or male animal in relation to his parents. ... Edgar Rice Burroughs Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 â€“ March 19, 1950) was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan, although he also produced works in many genres. ... Erskine Caldwell photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1938 Erskine Preston Caldwell (December 17, 1903-April 11, 1987) was an American author born in a house in the woods outside Moreland, Georgia in Coweta County. ... Tobacco Road is a 1932 novel by Erskine Caldwell about Georgia sharecroppers. ... 2003 Canada Post stamp Morley Edward Callaghan, CC , LL.B , LL.D , FRSC (September 22, 1903 â€“ August 25, 1990) was a Canadian novelist, short story writer, playwright, TV and radio personality. ... Louis-Ferdinand Destouches (May 27, 1894 â€“ July 1, 1961) was a French writer and physician who wrote under the nom de plume CÃ©line. // Life He was born Louis-Ferdinand Destouches at Courbevoie in the Seine dÃ©partement (now Hauts-de-Seine). ... Journey to the End of the Night (Voyage au bout de la nuit, 1932) is the first novel of Louis-Ferdinand CÃ©line. ... Colette Colette [1] [2] was the pen name of the French novelist Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (January 28, 1873 â€“ August 3, 1954). ... A. J. Cronin is the pen-name of the Scottish novelist Archibald Joseph Cronin (July 19, 1896 - January 9, 1981). ... John Rodrigo Dos Passos (January 14, 1896 â€” September 28, 1970) was an important Portuguese-American novelist and artist. ... The U.S.A. Trilogy is the major work of American writer John Dos Passos. ... William Cuthbert Faulkner (September 25, 1897 â€“ July 6, 1962) was a Nobel Prize winning novelist from Mississippi. ... Light In August is a 1932 novel by William Faulkner. ... Lion Feuchtwanger (pseudonym: J.L. Wetcheek) (7 July 1884 - 21 December 1958) was a German-Jewish novelist who was imprisoned in a French internment camp in Les Milles and later escaped to Los Angeles with the help of his wife, Marta. ... Rudolph Fisher (1897 - 1934) was an African-American writer His first published work, City of Refuge, appeared in Atlantic Monthly of February 1925. ... Lewis Grassic Gibbon (13 February 1901 - 7 February 1935), born James Leslie Mitchell was a Scottish writer. ... Sunset Song is a 1932 novel by the Scottish writer Lewis Grassic Gibbon. ... Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow (April 22, 1873 - November 21, 1945) was an American novelist from Richmond, Virginia. ... Hermann Hesse Hermann Hesse (July 2, 1877 – August 9, 1962) was a German author, and the winner of the 1946 Nobel Prize in literature. ... Journey to the East is a short novel by German author Hermann Hesse. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... Brave New World is a dystopian novel by Aldous Huxley, first published in 1932. ... W. Somerset Maugham as photographed in 1934 by Carl Van Vechten. ... Nancy Mitford, 1957 The Hon. ... Christmas puddings are often dried out on hooks for weeks prior to serving in order to enhance the flavour. ... Charles Bernard Nordhoff (1887 - 1947) was a U.S. (English-born) novelist and traveler. ... James Norman Hall (April 22, 1887 - July 5, 1951) was a U.S. author. ... Mutiny on the Bounty is the title of the 1932 novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall, based on the mutiny against Lieutenant William Bligh, commanding officer of HMAV Bounty in 1789. ... Damon Runyon Damon Runyon (October 4, 1884 â€“ December 10, 1946) was a newspaperman and writer. ... Guys And Dolls is a successful 1950 musical. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Wikisource has original works written by or about: Thorne Smith Thorne Smith (1892â€“1934) was an American writer of fantasy fiction. ... Wallace Thurman (1902-1934) was an African American novelist during the Harlem Renaissance. ... Sigrid Undset as photographed by Carl Van Vechten in 1927. ... Sir Hugh Walpole, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1934 Hugh Seymour Walpole (March 13, 1884 - June 1, 1941), was an English novelist. ... The Fortress may refer to: The Fortress (Alberta), a mountain in Alberta, Canada The Fortress (Antarctica), a geological formation in Antarctica The Fortress, a book by Raleigh Trevelyan The Fortress, a book by Hugh Walpole Category: ... Evelyn Waugh, as photographed in 1940 by Carl Van Vechten Arthur Evelyn St. ... Black Mischief was Evelyn Waughs third novel. ... Charles Walter Stansby Williams (September 20, 1886 â€“ May 15, 1945), was a British writer and poet, and a member of the loose literary circle called the Inklings. ...

New drama

Elias Canetti, Nobel Laureate in Literature Elias Canetti (25 July 1905, Ruse, Bulgaria â€“ 13 August 1994, Zurich) was a Bulgaria-born British-Austrian novelist, who wrote in German and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1981. ... Noel Coward Sir Noel Peirce Coward (December 16, 1899 â€“ March 26, 1973) was an English actor, playwright, and composer of popular music. ... Design for Living is a black comedy written by Noel Coward which premiered in 1932. ... George Simon Kaufman (November 16, 1889 - June 2, 1961) was an American playwright, director, producer, humorist, and drama critic noted for his many collaborations with other writers and his contributions to 20th century American comedy. ... Edna Ferber (August 15, 1885 - April 16, 1968), Jewish-American novelist, author, and playwright. ... Dinner at Eight is a 1932 Broadway play written George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber. ... Marcel Pagnol (February 28, 1895 - April 18, 1974) was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. ... Look up Fanny, fanny in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Poetry

Wystan Hugh Auden (21 February 1907 â€“ 29 September 1973), who signed his works W. H. Auden (IPA: ; first syllable of Auden rhymes with law), was an Anglo-American poet, regarded by many as one of the great writers of the 20th century. ... Cecil Day-Lewis (or Day Lewis) (27 April 1904 â€“ 22 May 1972) was an Anglo-Irish poet. ... Objectivism is the philosophy developed by Russian-born American philosopher and author Ayn Rand. ... Boris Pasternak (1890-1960). ...

Non-fiction

Henri-Louis Bergson (October 18, 1859â€“January 4, 1941) was a major French philosopher, influential in the first half of the 20th century. ... Bernard Augustine DeVoto (January 11, 1897 - November 13, 1955) was an American historian and author who specialized in the history of the American West. ... Thomas Stearns Eliot, OM (September 26, 1888â€“January 4, 1965) was a poet, dramatist and literary critic, whose works, such as The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, The Waste Land, The Hollow Men, and Four Quartets, are considered major achievements of twentieth century Modernist poetry. ... John Ernst Steinbeck (February 27, 1902 â€“ December 20, 1968) is one of the best-known and most widely read American writers of the 20th century. ... The Pastures of Heaven cover The Pastures of Heaven is a book by John Steinbeck consisting of twelve interconnected stories about a valley in Monterey, California, which was discovered by a Spanish corporal while chasing runaway Indian slaves. ...

Births

January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that Timothy F.X. Finnegan be merged into this article or section. ... February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Gay Talese Gay Talese (born February 7, 1932) is an American author. ... March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... John Updike John Hoyer Updike (born March 18, 1932) is an American writer born in Shillington, Pennsylvania, where he lived until he was 13. ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... John Jakes (born on March 31, 1932) is a writer of fiction. ... May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... Jenny Joseph (born 7 May 1932) is an English poet. ... June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... The cover of the film My Left Foot, which was based on Browns life Christy Brown (June 5, 1932 - September 6, 1981) was an Irish author, painter and poet, born in Crumlin, Dublin. ... August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... V.S.Naipauls 2005 book Literary Occasions Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul, T.C. (born August 17, 1932, in Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago), better known as V. S. Naipaul, is a Trinidadian-born British novelist of Hindu Bhumihar Brahmin heritage from Gorakhpur in Eastern U.P. and Indo-Trinidadian ethnicity. ... September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... Sir Malcolm Stanley Bradbury (September 7, 1932 â€“ November 27, 2000) was a British author and academic. ... October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... Sylvia Plath (October 27, 1932 â€“ February 11, 1963) was an American poet, novelist, short story writer, and essayist. ... Troy Kennedy Martin (born 1932; sometimes credited as Troy Kennedy-Martin) is a British film and television scripwriter. ...

Deaths

class="preview" id="pv103"> January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Giles Lytton Strachey (March 1, 1880â€“January 21, 1932) was a British writer and critic. ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Edgar Wallace pictured on a 1929 cover of Time The Mixer (1927), 1962 Arrow paperback edition. ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in leap years). ... ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... Giuseppe Peano Giuseppe Peano (August 27, 1858 â€“ April 20, 1932) was an Italian mathematician and philosopher best known for his contributions to set theory. ... April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... Harold Hart Crane (July 21, 1899 in Garrettsville, Ohio, United States â€“ April 27, 1932 at sea) was a U.S. poet. ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... A photograph of Lady Gregory from her 1913 book Our Irish Theatre Isabella Augusta, Lady Gregory (15 March 1852â€“22 May 1932), nÃ©e Isabella Augusta Persse, was an Irish dramatist and folklorist. ... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... Sir John Quick (14 April 1852 â€“ 17 June 1932), Australian politician and author, was the federal member for Bendigo from 1901 to 1913 and a leading delegate to the constitutional conventions of the 1890s. ... July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... Kenneth Grahame Kenneth Grahame (March 8, 1859 â€“ July 6, 1932) was a Scottish novelist. ... July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... RenÃ© FranÃ§ois Nicolas Marie Bazin (December 26, 1853 - July 20, 1932) was a French novelist. ... July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... John Meade Falkner (8 May 1858 - 22 July 1932) was an English novelist, best known for his 1898 swashbuckler, Moonfleet. ... November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... Rev. ...

Awards

Category: 1932 books Founded in 1919, the James Tait Black Memorial Prizes are among the oldest and most prestigious book awards in Britain. ... There are a number of notable women named Helen Simpson Helen de Guerry Simpson, an Australian novelist Helen Simpson, a British short story writer This is a disambiguation page â€” a list of articles associated with the same title. ... The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children of the American Library Association (ALA) to the author of the outstanding American book for children. ... Jane Frank: illustration from Thomas Yoseloffs The Further Adventures of Till Eulenspiegel (1957). ... Laura Adams Armer (January 12, 1874 â€“ 1963) was an American artist and writer. ... The Nobel Prize in literature is awarded annually to an author from any country who has produced the most outstanding work of an idealistic tendency. The work in this case generally refers to an authors work as a whole, not to any individual work, though individual works are sometimes... John Galsworthy OM (14 August 1867 â€“ 31 January 1933) was an English novelist and playwright. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Drama was first awarded in 1918. ... George Simon Kaufman (November 16, 1889 - June 2, 1961) was an American playwright, director, producer, humorist, and drama critic noted for his many collaborations with other writers and his contributions to 20th century American comedy. ... Morrie Ryskind (born Morris Ryskind 20 October 1895 in New York City, New York, USA - 24 August 1985 in Washington, DC), was a Jewish-American Hollywood and Broadway writer, lyricist, and director. ... Ira Gershwin (6 December 1896 â€“ 17 August 1983) was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry has been presented since 1922 for a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author. ... George Dillon (1906-1968) was an editor and poet. ... No prize was awarded in 1917. ... Pearl Sydenstricker Buck, most familiarly known as Pearl S. Buck (birth name Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker; Chinese: ; pinyin: ) (June 26, 1892 â€“ March 6, 1973), was a prolific American writer and Nobel Prize winner. ...

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