See also: 1983 in literature, other events of 1984, 1985 in literature, list of years in literature. See also: 1982 in literature, other events of 1983, 1984 in literature, list of years in literature. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1984 in literature, other events of 1985, 1986 in literature, list of years in literature. ... This page indexes the individual year in literature pages. ...

Events

• The book Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell is read by many people, as that year has come.
• Of Mice and Men, the novel by John Steinbeck, was removed from Tennessee public schools when the School Board Chair promised to remove all "filthy books" from public school curricula and libraries.

A centennial printing of Nineteen Eighty-Four Nineteen Eighty-Four (often 1984) is a political novel written by George Orwell. ... George Orwell George Orwell was the pen name of British author Eric Arthur Blair (June 25, 1903 – January 21, 1950). ... Of Mice and Men book cover Of Mice and Men is a novella by John Steinbeck, first published in 1937, which tells the tragic story of George and Lennie, two displaced Anglo migrant farm workers during the Great Depression. ... John Steinbeck John Ernst Steinbeck (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was one of the most famous American novelists of the 20th century. ... State nickname: Volunteer State Other U.S. States Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis (largest metropolitan area is Nashville) Governor Phil Bredesen Official languages English Area 109,247 km² (36th)  - Land 106,846 km²  - Water 2,400 km² (2. ...

New books

• L'Amant - Marguerite Duras
• The Aquitaine Progression - Robert Ludlum
• Brother in the Land - Robert Swindells
• The Butter Battle Book - Dr. Seuss
• Empire of the Sun - James Ballard
• First Among Equals - Jeffrey Archer
• The Fourth Protocol - Frederick Forsyth
• Full Circle - Danielle Steel
• Hackers Heroes of the Computer Revolution - Steven Levy
• Iacocca: An Autobiography - Lee Iacocca
• Lincoln: A Novel - Gore Vidal
• Love and War - John Jakes
• Hotel du Lac - Anita Brookner
• The Lover - Marguerite Duras
• Money: A Suicide Note - Martin Amis
• Neuromancer - William Gibson
• The Outsider - Howard Fast
• The Practice Effect - David Brin
• Random Hearts - Warren Adler
• Role of Honour - John Gardner
• A Shock to the System - Simon Brett
• The Sicilian - Mario Puzo
• Stanley and the Women - Kingsley Amis
• The Talisman - Stephen King, Peter Straub
• Thinner - Richard Bachman (nom de plume for Stephen King)
• The Tie That Binds - Kent Haruf
• The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks
• White Noise - Don DeLillo
• The Witches of Eastwick - John Updike
• The Women of Montparnasse, the Americans in Paris - Morrill Cody & Hugh Ford

The Lover (French LAmant) is an autobiographical novel by Marguerite Duras, published in 1984 by Les Éditions de Minuit. ... Marguerite Donnadieu (April 4, 1914 - March 3, 1996), better known as Marguerite Duras, was a writer and film director. ... Robert Ludlum (May 25, 1927 – March 12, 2001) was the author of 29 spy fiction novels. ... The Butter Battle Book was a childrens book written by Dr. Seuss. ... Dr. Seuss is the pen name of Theodor Seuss Geisel (March 2, 1904–September 24, 1991). ... Empire of the Sun DVD Empire of the Sun is a 1984 novel by J. G. Ballard. ... James Graham Ballard (born November 18, 1930 in Shanghai) is a British novelist. ... First among equals is a phrase which indicates that a person is the most senior of a group of people sharing the same rank or office. ... Jeffrey Howard Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare (born April 15, 1940) is the successful author of a number of popular novels, raised considerable sums for charities, was a former MP and Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party, who was later convicted of perjury. ... The Fourth Protocol is a novel written by Frederick Forsyth. ... Frederick Forsyth (born August 25, 1938) is a British author and occasional political commentator. ... Danielle Steel (b. ... Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution (ISBN 0385191952) is a book by Steven Levy about the hacker culture. ... Steven Levy is an American journalist who has written several books on computers, technology, cryptography, the Internet, cyber security and privacy. ... Iacocca: An Autobiography is Lee Iacoccas best selling autobiography, originally published in 1984. ... Lee Iacocca (born October 15, 1924 in Allentown, Pennsylvania) is an American industrialist. ... Gore Vidal, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1948 Gore Vidal (born October 3, 1925) is a well-known American man of letters, a writer of novels, plays and essays, and a leading public figure for over fifty years. ... John Jakes (born on March 31, 1932) is a writer of fiction. ... Hotel du Lac (ISBN 0679759328) is a Booker Prize winning novel (1984) by Anita Brookner. ... Anita Brookner (born July 16, 1928) is an English novelist and art historian born in London. ... The Lover (French LAmant) is an autobiographical novel by Marguerite Duras, published in 1984 by Les Éditions de Minuit. ... Marguerite Donnadieu (April 4, 1914 - March 3, 1996), better known as Marguerite Duras, was a writer and film director. ... Photo of Martin Amis by Robert Birnbaum Martin Amis (born in Oxford, August 25, 1949) is an English novelist and son of Sir Kingsley Amis. ... Neuromancer (ISBN 0006480411) by William Gibson, is considered to be the first proper cyberpunk novel, and won the Nebula Award, the Philip K. Dick Memorial Award and Hugo Award after being published in 1984. ... William Gibson is generally credited with the invention of the Science Fiction genre known as cyberpunk, as well as coining the term cyberspace. ... The Outsider is a song from A Perfect Circles album Thirteenth Step. ... Howard Fast (November 11, 1914 - March 12, 2003) was an American novelist and television writer. ... The Practice Effect is a novel by David Brin, written in 1984 (see 1984 in literature). ... Glen David Brin (born October 6, 1950) is a well known American author of science fiction. ... Random Hearts is a 1984 novel by American author Warren Adler that was made into a 1999 American motion picture drama and romance. ... Warren Adler (born December 16, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American businessman and novelist. ... Categories: Literature stubs | 1984 books | James Bond books ... This article concerns the British author of spy thrillers John Gardner. ... A Shock to the System is: a novel by British author Simon Brett, first published in 1984. ... Simon Brett (b. ... The introduction of this article does not provide enough context for readers unfamiliar with the subject. ... Mario Puzo Mario Puzo (October 15, 1920 – July 2, 1999) was an American author known for his fictional books about the Mafia. ... Sir Kingsley William Amis (April 16, 1922 – October 22, 1995) was an English novelist, poet, critic, and teacher. ... The Talisman is also the title of a 1983 fantasy novel by Stephen King and Peter Straub. ... Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is a prolific American author best known for his horror novels. ... Peter Francis Straub, born March 2, 1943 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, is a writer of fiction and poetry, best known as a horror-genre author. ... Thinner is 1984 novel by Stephen King about an obese lawyer who experiences a dramatic and ultimately dangerous weight loss as a result of a Gypsys curse. ... Richard Bachman is a pen name for Stephen King, considered by many to be the master of the horror genre. ... A pen name or nom de plume is a pseudonym adopted by an author. ... Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is a prolific American author best known for his horror novels. ... Kent Harufs [pronounced to rhyme with sheriff] novel The Tie That Binds (1984), is the fictitious story of 80 year-old Edith Goodnough of Holt County, Colorado, as told to an unnamed inquirer on a Sunday afternoon in the spring of 1977 by her 50 year-old neighbour, a... The Wasp Factory was the first published novel by the Scots author Iain Banks. ... Iain Menzies Banks writes mainstream novels as Iain Banks and science fiction as Iain M. Banks. ... This article is about white noise as a scientific concept. ... Don DeLillo (born November 20, 1936) is an American author best known for his novels, which paint detailed portraits of American life in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. ... The 1987 comedy The Witches of Eastwick stars Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon and Michelle Pfeiffer. ... John Updike John Updike (born March 18, 1932) is an American novelist and short story writer born in Reading, Pennsylvania. ...

Births

Deaths

• February 22 - Jessamyn West, writer

February 22 is the 53rd day of every year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jessamyn West (1902-1984) (full name: Mary Jessamyn West) was a Quaker who wrote numerous stories and novels, notably The Friendly Persuasion (1945). ...

Awards

• Booker Prize: Anita Brookner, Hotel du Lac
• See 1984 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
• Nebula Award: William Gibson, Neuromancer
• Newbery Medal for children's literature: Beverly Cleary, Dear Mr. Henshaw
• Nobel Prize for Literature: Jaroslav Seifert
• Prix Goncourt: Marguerite Duras, L'Amant
• Prix Médicis French: Bernard-Henri Lévy, Le Diable en tête
• Prix Médicis International: Elsa Morante, Aracoeli
• Pulitzer Prize for Drama: David Mamet, Glengarry Glen Ross
• Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: William Kennedy - Ironweed
• Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Mary Oliver: American Primitive
• Whitbread Best Book Award: James Buchan, A Parish of Rich Women