See also: 1947 in literature, other events of 1948, 1949 in literature, list of years in literature.-1... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... See also: 1948 in literature, other events of 1949, 1950 in literature, list of years in literature. ... This page indexes the individual year in literature pages. ...

Events

• The Pulitzer Prize for the Novel is renamed the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
• The first volume of Sir Winston Churchill's "The Second World War" (1948–1953) is published.
• A debate between Bertrand Russell and Frederick Copleston on the existence of God is broadcast by the BBC.

No prize was awarded in 1917. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction has been awarded since 1948 for distinguished fiction by an American author, preferably dealing with American life. ... Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC (Can) (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was an English statesman, soldier, and author. ... Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell OM FRS (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970), was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician and advocate for social reform. ... Frederick Charles Copleston, (April 10, 1907, Taunton, Somerset, England – February 3, 1994, London, England) was a Jesuit priest and writer on philosophy. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion...

New books

• Jerzy Andrzejewski - Ashes and Diamonds
• Hervé Bazin - Vipère au Poing
• Henry Bellamann - Parris Mitchell of King's Row
• Taylor Caldwell - Melissa (novel)
• James Gould Cozzens - Guard of Honor
• A. J. Cronin - Shannon's Way
• Osamu Dazai - No Longer Human
• L. Sprague de Camp - Divide and Rule
• L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt - The Carnelian Cube
• August Derleth - Not Long for this World
• William Pène du Bois - The Twenty-One Balloons
• Lord Dunsany - The Fourth Book of Jorkens
• Howard Fast - My Glorious Brothers
• Henry Green - Concluding
• Graham Greene - The Heart of the Matter
• L.P. Hartley - The Travelling Grave and Other Stories
• Marguerite Henry - King of the Wind
• Georgette Heyer - The Foundling
• Zora Neale Hurston - Seraph On The Sewanee
• Aldous Huxley - Ape and Essence
• Anna Kavan - The House of Sleep
• Ross Lockridge, Jr. - Raintree County
• Norman Mailer - The Naked and the Dead
• Thomas Mann - Joseph and His Brothers
• W. Somerset Maugham - Catalina
• C. L. Moore - The Mask of Circe
• Hope Muntz - The Golden Warrior
• Zoe B. Oldenbourg - The World is Not Enough
• Alan Paton - Cry, the Beloved Country
• Seabury Quinn - Roads
• Anya Seton - The Hearth and the Eagle
• Dr. Seuss - Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose
• Irwin Shaw - The Young Lions
• Nevil Shute - No Highway
• Clark Ashton Smith - Genius Loci and Other Tales
• Dodie Smith - I Capture the Castle
• William Gardner Smith - Last Of The Conquerors
• Gore Vidal - The City and the Pillar
• Donald Wandrei - The Web of Easter Island
• Stanley G. Weinbaum - The Black Flame
• Dorothy West - The Living Is Easy
• Thornton Wilder - Ides of March

Jerzy Andrzejewski (August 19, 1909, Warsaw, Poland - April 19, 1983, Warsaw) was a prolific Polish author. ... Popiól i diament (English: Ashes and Diamonds) is 1948 novel by the Polish writer Jerzy Andrzejewski. ... Hervé Bazin (Jean-Pierre Hervé-Bazin) (April 7, 1911, Angers - February 17, 1996, Angers) was a French writer, whose best-known novels (based on his own life) covered topics of teenage rebellion and dysfunctional families. ... Viper in the Fist (French Vipère au Poing) is a novel by Hervé Bazin. ... Heinrich Hauer Bellamann (1882-1946) was born in Fulton, Missouri on April 28, 1882 and died in New York in June of 1946. ... Janet Miriam Holland Taylor Caldwell (September 7, 1900–August 30, 1985) was an Anglo-American novelist and prolific author of popular fiction, also known by the pen names Marcus Holland and Max Reiner, and by her married name of J. Miriam Reback. ... James Gould Cozzens (1903 13 August 1903 - 8 August 1978) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning U.S. novelist. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Archibald Joseph Cronin (July 19, 1896–January 9, 1981) was a Scottish novelist who is remembered chiefly as the author of The Citadel and The Keys of the Kingdom, both of which were made into Oscar-nominated films. ... Shannons Way is a 1948 novel by Scots author, A. J. Cronin. ... Osamu Dazai (太宰 治 Dazai Osamu, June 19, 1909 in Aomori Prefecture - June 13, 1948) was a Japanese author. ... No Longer Human ) is a Japanese novel by Osamu Dazai. ... L. Sprague de Camp from the cover of Time and Chance: an Autobiography, Donald M. Grant, 1996 Lyon Sprague de Camp, (November 27, 1907, New York City – November 6, 2000, Plano, Texas) was an American science fiction and fantasy author. ... Divide and Rule is a 1948 collection of two science fiction novellas by L. Sprague de Camp, first published in hardcover by Fantasy Press, and later reissued in paperback by Lancer Books in 1964. ... L. Sprague de Camp from the cover of Time and Chance: an Autobiography, Donald M. Grant, 1996 Lyon Sprague de Camp, (November 27, 1907, New York City – November 6, 2000, Plano, Texas) was an American science fiction and fantasy author. ... Murray Fletcher Pratt (1897–1956) was a science fiction and fantasy writer; he was also well-known as a writer on naval history and on the American Civil War. ... The Carnelian Cube by L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt, Gnome Press, 1948 The Carnelian Cube is a fantasy novel written by L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Not Long for this World is a collection of fantasy and horror short stories by author August Derleth. ... William Pène du Bois, (1916-1993), was an author and illustrator. ... The Twenty-One Balloons (1947) is a book by William Pène du Bois which won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American childrens literature in 1948. ... Best known as Lord Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany (July 24, 1878–October 25, 1957) was an Irish writer and dramatist notable for his work in fantasy and horror. ... The Fourth Book of Jorkens is a collection of fantasy short stories by author Lord Dunsany. ... Howard Melvin Fast (November 11, 1914 – March 12, 2003) was a Jewish American novelist and television writer. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Henry Green was the nom de plume of Henry Vincent Yorke (October 29, 1905-December 13, 1973) . He was born near Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, of an educated family with successful business interests in Birmingham. ... Concluding is a satirical novel by British writer Henry Green first published in 1948. ... This article is about the writer Graham Greene. ... The Heart of the Matter is also a song by Don Henley, from the album The End of the Innocence. ... Leslie Poles Hartley (December 30, 1895 - December 13, 1972) was a British writer, known for novels and short stories. ... The Travelling Grave and Other Stories is a collection of fantasy and horror short stories by author L. P. Hartley. ... Misty of Chicoteague was a book written by Marguerite Henry in 1947 Marguerite Henry (April 13, 1902-November 26, 1997) was an American writer. ... King of the Wind is a book by Marguerite Henry that won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American childrens literature in 1949. ... Georgette Heyer (pronounced hair) (16 August 1902 – 4 July 1974) was an English historical romance and detective fiction novelist. ... The Foundling is a novel written by Georgette Heyer. ... Zora Neale Hurston (January 7, 1891 – January 28, 1960) was an American folklorist and author during the time of the Harlem Renaissance, best known for the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Ape and Essence (by Aldous Huxley, published 1948) is not about apes, its a dystopia like Brave New World. ... Anna Kavan (born April 10, 1904 as Helen Emily Woods, died 1968) was an author. ... Ross F. Lockridge, Jr. ... Raintree County is a novel by Ross Lockridge, Jr. ... Norman Mailer, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1948 Norman Kingsley Mailer (born January 31, 1923) is an American novelist, journalist, playwright, screenwriter and film director. ... The Naked and the Dead is a 1948 novel, the first written by Norman Mailer. ... For other persons named Thomas Mann, see Thomas Mann (disambiguation). ... Joseph and His Brothers is a four part novel by Thomas Mann, published in over the course of 16 years. ... W. Somerset Maugham as photographed in 1934 by Carl Van Vechten. ... Catherine Lucille Moore (January 24, 1911 – April 4, 1987) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. ... Alan Stewart Paton (11 January 1903 – 12 April 1988) was a South African author. ... Cry, The Beloved Country is a novel by South African author Alan Paton. ... Seabury Grandin Quinn (aka Jerome Burke) (1889 - 1969) was a pulp magazine author most famous for his stories of the supernatural detective Jules de Grandin, published in Weird Tales to great success. ... Roads is a short novel by author Seabury Quinn. ... Anya Seton (January 23, 1904 (although the year is often misstated to be 1906 or 1916) - November 8, 1990) was an American author of historical romances. ... Theodor Seuss Geisel (March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991) was a famous American writer and cartoonist best known for his classic childrens books under the pen name Dr. Seuss, including The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, Fox in... Thidwick, the Big-hearted Moose book cover. ... Irwin Shaw (né Irwin Gilbert Shamforoff, February 27, 1913 - May 16, 1984) was an American Jewish playwright, screen writer and author. ... The Young Lions was novel by Irwin Shaw and a 1958 film based upon the book starring Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, and Dean Martin. ... Nevil Shute (London, January 17, 1899 – Melbourne, January 12, 1960) (full name Nevil Shute Norway) was one of the most popular novelists of the mid-20th century. ... No Highway is a 1948 novel by Nevil Shute, later forming the basis of a 1951 motion picture which was released as No Highway in the Sky. ... Clark Ashton Smith (January 13, 1893-August 14, 1961) was a poet, sculptor, painter and author of fantasy, horror and science fiction short stories. ... Genius Loci and Other Tales is a collection of fantasy, horror and science fiction short stories by author Clark Ashton Smith. ... Dorothy Gladys Dodie Smith (May 3, 1896 - November 24, 1990) was an English novelist and playwright. ... I Capture the Castle was the first novel written by Dodie Smith, published in 1948. ... Gore Vidal in 1948, photographed by Carl Van Vechten Eugene Luther Gore Vidal (born October 3, 1925) (pronounced , occasionally , , etc) is an American author of novels, stage plays, screenplays, and essays. ... The City and the Pillar is the third novel by American writer and essayist Gore Vidal. ... Donald Wandrei (1908 - 1987) was an American science fiction, fantasy and weird fiction writer, poet and editor. ... The Web of Easter Island is a novel by author Donald Wandrei. ... Stanley Grauman Weinbaum (1902-December 14, 1935) was an American science fiction author. ... The Black Flame is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Stanley G. Weinbaum. ... Dorothy West (June 2, 1907 - August 16, 1998) was a novelist and short story writer who was part of the Harlem Renaissance. ... Image:Thorntonwilderteeth. ...

New drama

• Robertson Davies - Overlaid
• Terence Rattigan - The Browning Version
• Jean-Paul Sartre - Les Mains Sales (Dirty Hands)
• Samuel Beckett - Waiting for Godot

William Robertson Davies, CC, FRSC, FRSL (born August 28, 1913 at Thamesville, Ontario, and died December 2, 1995 at Orangeville, Ontario) was a Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor. ... Terence Rattigan — British Playwright Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan (June 10, 1911 – November 30, 1977) was one of Englands most important 20th century dramatists. ... Terence Rattigans play, The Browning Version, was first performed on September 8, 1948 at the Phoenix Theatre, London, in a joint performance with Harlequinade. ... Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (June 21, 1905 – April 15, 1980), normally known simply as Jean-Paul Sartre (pronounced: ), was a French existentialist philosopher and pioneer, dramatist and screenwriter, novelist and critic. ... Les Mains Sales (Dirty Hands) is a play by Jean-Paul Sartre. ... Samuel Barclay Beckett (13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989) was an Irish dramatist, novelist and poet. ... Vladimir (left) and Estragon (right) hold Pozzo aloft (from a production by Naqshineh Theatre). ...

Short stories

• Shirley Jackson - "The Lottery" & "Charles"

Shirley Jackson (December 14, 1916 [1]– August 8, 1965) was an influential American author. ... The Lottery is a short story by Shirley Jackson, first published in the June 28, 1948 issue of The New Yorker. ... Charles is a short story by Shirley Jackson, first published in Mademoiselle in July 1948. ...

Poetry

• Olga Kirsch - Mure van die Hart
• Derek Walcott - 25 Poems

Olga Kirsch (1924–1997) was a South African and Israeli poet. ... Derek Walcott, courtesy of the Nobel Foundation Derek Alton Walcott (born January 23, 1930) is a West-Indian poet, playwright, writer and visual artist who writes in English. ...

Non-fiction

• Isaac Asimov - The Endochronic Properties of Resublimated Thiotimoline
• Robert Graves - The White Goddess
• Richard Hofstadter - The American Political Tradition
• A. A. Milne - The Norman Church
• Anthony Powell - John Aubrey and His Friends
• John Steinbeck - A Russian Journal

Dr. Isaac Asimov (January 2?, 1920? – April 6, 1992, IPA: , originally Исаак Озимов but now transcribed into Russian as Айзек Азимов) was a Russian-born American author and professor of biochemistry, a highly successful and exceptionally prolific writer best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. ... Thiotimoline is a fictitious chemical compound conceived by science fiction author Isaac Asimov and described in a spoof scientific paper entitled The Endochronic Properties of Resublimated Thiotimoline in 1948. ... Portrait of Robert Graves (circa 1974) by Rab Shiell Robert von Ranke Graves (24 July 1895 – 5 November 1955) was an English poet, scholar, and novelist. ... The author and poet Robert Graves study of the nature of poetic myth-making, The White Goddess, first published in 1948, and revised, amended and enlarged in 1966, represents a tangential approach to the study of mythology from a decidedly idiosyncratic perspective. ... Richard Hofstadter (August 6, 1916 - October 24, 1970) was an American historian and DeWitt Clinton Professor of American History at Columbia University. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Alan Alexander Milne (January 18, 1882 – January 31, 1956), also known as A. A. Milne, was a British author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various childrens poems. ... Anthony Dymoke Powell, CH (December 21, 1905 - March 28, 2000) was a British novelist best known for his A Dance to the Music of Time duodecalogy published between 1951 and 1975. ... John Ernst Steinbeck (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) is one of the best-known and most widely read American writers of the 20th century. ... Russian Journal cover A Russian Journal, published by John Steinbeck in 1948, is an eyewitness account of his travels through Soviet Russia during the early years of the Cold War era. ...

Births

• January 1 - Lynn Abbey, writer
• February 5 - Christopher Guest, actor, writer, director, composer
• February 28 - Mike Figgis, director, writer, composer
• February 29 - Patricia A. McKillip, author of fantasy and science fiction novels
• March 17 - William Gibson, writer
• April 4 - Dan Simmons, American author of science fiction, horror and fantasy
• April 28 - Terry Pratchett, English fantasy author
• September 20 - George R. R. Martin, fantasy writer
• October 17 - Robert Jordan, fantasy writer
• December 17- Roopesh Aakula, Great Recruiter

January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... Lynn Abbey (born September 8, 1948) is an American author. ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Christopher Haden-Guest, 5th Baron Haden-Guest (born February 5, 1948), is a British/American comedian, actor, writer, director, composer, and musician known as Christopher Guest. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Mike Figgis (born February 28, 1948) is an English film director, writer, and composer. ... February 29th, or bissextile day, is the 60th day of a leap year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 306 days remaining. ... Patricia A. McKillip (February 29, 1948—) is an American author of fantasy and science fiction novels. ... An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like. ... Fantasy is a genre of art that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... A novel (from French nouvelle Italian novella, new) is an extended, generally fictional narrative, typically in prose. ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in leap years). ... William Ford Gibson (born March 17, 1948, Conway, South Carolina) is an American-born science fiction author resident in Canada since 1968. ... April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... Dan Simmons portrayed on the cover of Locus magazine. ... Horror fiction is, broadly, fiction in any medium intended to scare, unsettle, or horrify the reader. ... April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... Terence David John Pratchett OBE (born April 28, 1948, in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England[1]) is an English fantasy author, best known for his Discworld series. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... The definition of a fantasy author is somewhat diffuse, and a matter of opinion - Jules Verne considered H. G. Wells to be a fantasy author - and there is considerable overlap with science fiction authors and horror fiction authors. ... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... George Raymond Richard Martin (sometimes called GRRM, born September 20, 1948 in Bayonne, New Jersey) is an American author and screenwriter of science fiction, horror, and fantasy. ... Fantasy is a genre of art that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. ... October 17 is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other persons named Robert Jordan, see Robert Jordan (disambiguation). ... Fantasy is a genre of art that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up Great in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Deaths

• March 6 - Ross Lockridge, Jr., author of Raintree County
• March 10 - Zelda Fitzgerald, novelist and wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald
• April 22 - Prosper Montagné, chef, author of Larousse Gastronomique
• June 21 - Alice Brown, novelist, poet and dramatist
• July 5 - Georges Bernanos, novelist
• July 21 - J.-H. Rosny jeune, science fiction pioneer
• July 27 - Susan Glaspell, dramatist and novelist
• August 3 - Venetia Stanley, recipient of the Asquith letters
• August 19 - Frederick Philip Grove, novelist and essayist
• September 9 - Lajos Biró, novelist, dramatist and screenwriter
• December 13 - Michael Roberts, poet and critic

March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (66th in leap years). ... Ross F. Lockridge, Jr. ... Raintree County is a novel by Ross Lockridge, Jr. ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (70th in leap years). ... Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald (July 24, 1900 - March 10, 1948), born Zelda Sayre in Montgomery, Alabama, was the wife of writer F. Scott Fitzgerald, whom she married in 1920. ... Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940) was an Irish American Jazz Age author of novels and short stories . ... April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... Prosper Montagné (Carcassonne, France 14 November 1865–22 April 1948) was a chef and author of many books and articles on food, cooking, and gastronomy, notably the Larousse Gastronomique. ... Larousse Gastronomique is the most respected of all the food encyclopedias, produced by the French publishing company founded by Pierre Larousse (1817-1875). ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... Alice Brown (December 5, 1856-June 21, 1948) was an American novelist, poet and playwright, most famous as a writer of local color stories. ... July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... Georges Bernanos (February 20, 1888 – July 5, 1948) was a French author, and a soldier in World War I. Of Catholic and monarchist leanings, he was a violent adversary to bourgeois thought and to a certain defeatism that led, in his view, to Frances defeat in 1940. ... July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... J.-H. Rosny jeune was the pseudonym of Séraphin Justin François Boex (July 21, 1859 - July 21, 1948), a French author of Belgian origin who, along with his better known older brother J.-H. Rosny aîné, is considered one of the founding figures of modern science fiction. ... July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... Susan Keating Glaspell (July 1, 1876 – July 27, 1948) was an American dramatist, theatrical producer, theatre owner/operator, and novelist. ... August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... Venetia Stanley (1887–1948). ... The Right Honourable Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC (12 September 1852–15 February 1928) served as the Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916. ... August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... Lajos Biró (born Lajos Blau) (August 22, 1880 - September 9, 1948) was a Hungarian novelist, playwright, and screenwriter who wrote many films from the early 1920s through the late 1940s. ... December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Michael Roberts (William Edward Roberts) (6 December 1902 - 13 December 1948) was a British poet, writer, critic and broadcaster, who made his living as a teacher. ...

Awards

• Newbery Medal for children's literature: William Pene du Bois, The Twenty-One Balloons
• Nobel Prize for literature: Thomas Stearns Eliot
• Premio Nadal: Sebastián Juan Arbó, Sobre las piedras grises
• Pulitzer Prize for Drama: Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire
• Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: James A. Michener - Tales of the South Pacific
• Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: W. H. Auden: The Age of Anxiety