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*c. [[June 1]] – The first volume of [[Winston Churchill]]'s ''[[The Second World War (book series)|The Second World War]]'' (1948–1953) is published.
*c. [[June 1]] – The first volume of [[Winston Churchill]]'s ''[[The Second World War (book series)|The Second World War]]'' (1948–1953) is published.
*[[September 8]] – Première of [[Terence Rattigan]]'s [[one-act play]]s ''[[The Browning Version (play)|The Browning Version]]'' and ''[[Harlequinade (Rattigan)|Harlequinade]]'' at the [[Phoenix Theatre (London)]].
*[[September 8]] – Première of [[Terence Rattigan]]'s [[one-act play]]s ''[[The Browning Version (play)|The Browning Version]]'' and ''[[Harlequinade (Rattigan)|Harlequinade]]'' at the [[Phoenix Theatre (London)]].
*[[September 17]] – The remains of [[Irish people|Irish]] poet [[W. B. Yeats]] (who died at [[Menton]], France in [[1939 in literature|1939]]) are re-buried at Drumcliffe, [[County Sligo]], "Under bare [[Ben Bulben]]'s head", having been moved from the original burial place, [[Roquebrune-Cap-Martin]], on [[Naval Service (Ireland)|Irish Naval Service]] [[corvette]] [[LÉ Macha|LÉ ''Macha'']]. His grave at Drumcliffe, with an epitaph from "[[Under Ben Bulben]]", one of his final poems ("Cast a cold Eye / On Life, on Death. / Horseman, pass by"), becomes a place of literary pilgrimage.
*[[September 17]] – The remains of [[Irish people|Irish]] poet [[W. B. Yeats]] (who died at [[Menton]], France in [[1939 in literature|1939]]) are re-buried at Drumcliffe, [[County Sligo]], "Under bare [[Ben Bulben]]'s head", having been moved from the original burial place, [[Roquebrune-Cap-Martin]], on [[Naval Service (Ireland)|Irish Naval Service]] [[corvette]] [[LÉ Macha|LÉ ''Macha'']]. His grave at Drumcliffe, with an epitaph from "[[Under Ben Bulben]]", one of his final poems ("Cast a cold Eye/On Life, on Death./Horseman, pass by"), becomes a place of literary pilgrimage.
*[[November 13]] – ''Alice's Adventures Under Ground'', the original manuscript of [[Lewis Carroll]]'s ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'', having been purchased by a group of American Anglophiles in 1946, is presented by [[Luther H. Evans]] ([[Librarian of Congress]]) to the [[British Library|British Museum Library]].<ref>{{cite web|title='Alice's Adventures Under Ground', the original manuscript version of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland|url=http://www.bl.uk/collection-items/alices-adventures-under-ground-the-original-manuscript-version-of-alices-adventures-in-wonderland|publisher=British Library|accessdate=2015-09-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Alice Comes Home|newspaper=[[The Times]]|location=London|date=1948-11-15|page=5|issue=51229}}</ref>
*[[November 13]] – ''Alice's Adventures Under Ground'', the original manuscript of [[Lewis Carroll]]'s ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'', having been purchased by a group of American Anglophiles in 1946, is presented by [[Luther H. Evans]] ([[Librarian of Congress]]) to the [[British Library|British Museum Library]].<ref>{{cite web |title='Alice's Adventures Under Ground', the original manuscript version of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland |url=http://www.bl.uk/collection-items/alices-adventures-under-ground-the-original-manuscript-version-of-alices-adventures-in-wonderland |publisher=British Library |accessdate=2015-09-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Alice Comes Home |newspaper=[[The Times]] |location=London |date=1948-11-15 |page=5 |issue=51229}}</ref>
*First performance of [[Bertolt Brecht]]'s ''[[The Caucasian Chalk Circle]]'' ([[1944 in literature|1944]]), a student production in English at [[Carleton College]], [[Northfield, Minnesota]]. This year also sees the première of Brecht's adaptation of ''[[Antigone (Brecht)|Antigone]]'', at the [[Chur]] Stadttheater in Switzerland with [[Helene Weigel]] in the title rôle.
*First performance of [[Bertolt Brecht]]'s ''[[The Caucasian Chalk Circle]]'' ([[1944 in literature|1944]]), a student production in English at [[Carleton College]], [[Northfield, Minnesota]]. This year also sees the première of Brecht's adaptation of ''[[Antigone (Brecht)|Antigone]]'', at the [[Chur]] Stadttheater in Switzerland with [[Helene Weigel]] in the title rôle.
*The 20th and last edition of the ''[[Index Librorum Prohibitorum]]'' is published by the [[Holy See]].
*The 20th and last edition of the ''[[Index Librorum Prohibitorum]]'' is published by the [[Holy See]].
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==Births==
==Births==
*[[January 1]]&nbsp;– [[Lynn Abbey]] (Marilyn Lorraine Abbey), American writer
*[[January 1]] – [[Lynn Abbey]] (Marilyn Lorraine Abbey), American writer
*[[January 2]]&nbsp;– [[Joyce Wadler]], American writer and memoirist
*[[January 2]] – [[Joyce Wadler]], American writer and memoirist
*[[January 20]]&nbsp;– [[Nigel Williams (author)|Nigel Williams]], English author, playwright and screenwriter
*[[January 20]] – [[Nigel Williams (author)|Nigel Williams]], English author, playwright and screenwriter
*[[February 3]]&nbsp;– [[Henning Mankell]], Swedish crime novelist, children's author and dramatist (died [[2015 in literature|2015]])
*[[February 3]] – [[Henning Mankell]], Swedish crime novelist, children's author and dramatist (died [[2015 in literature|2015]])
*[[February 5]]&nbsp;– [[Christopher Guest]], English-American writer, actor and director
*[[February 5]] – [[Christopher Guest]], English-American writer, actor and director
*[[February 19]]&nbsp;– [[Clive Sinclair (author)|Clive Sinclair]], English short-story writer
*[[February 19]] – [[Clive Sinclair (author)|Clive Sinclair]], English short-story writer
*[[February 28]]&nbsp;– [[Mike Figgis]], English writer, director and composer
*[[February 28]] – [[Mike Figgis]], English writer, director and composer
*[[February 29]]
*[[February 29]]
**[[Hermione Lee]], English biographer
**[[Hermione Lee]], English biographer
**[[Patricia A. McKillip]], American fantasy and science fiction novel author
**[[Patricia A. McKillip]], American fantasy and science fiction novel author
*[[March 4]]&nbsp;– [[James Ellroy]], American crime fiction author
*[[March 4]] – [[James Ellroy]], American crime fiction author
*[[March 17]]&nbsp;– [[William Gibson]], American-born speculative novelist
*[[March 17]] – [[William Gibson]], American-born speculative novelist
*[[March 28]]&nbsp;– [[Iman Budhi Santosa]], Indonesian poet
*[[March 28]] – [[Iman Budhi Santosa]], Indonesian poet
*[[April 4]]&nbsp;– [[Patricia A. McKillip]], American science fiction, horror and fantasy author
*[[April 4]] – [[Patricia A. McKillip]], American science fiction, horror and fantasy author
*[[April 21]] – [[Clare Boylan]], Irish novelist (died [[2006 in literature|2006]])<ref>{{cite web |last1=McDonnell |first1=Jane |title=Obituary: Clare Boylan |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/may/20/guardianobituaries.booksobituaries |website=the Guardian |accessdate=11 October 2018 |language=en |date=19 May 2006}}</ref>
*[[April 21]] – [[Clare Boylan]], Irish novelist (died [[2006 in literature|2006]])<ref>{{cite web |last1=McDonnell |first1=Jane |title=Obituary: Clare Boylan |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/may/20/guardianobituaries.booksobituaries |website=the Guardian |accessdate=11 October 2018 |language=en |date=19 May 2006}}</ref>
*[[April 28]]&nbsp;– [[Terry Pratchett]], English comic fantasy author (died [[2015 in literature|2015]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/mar/12/terry-pratchett|title=Sir Terry Pratchett Obituary|first=Christopher|last=Priest|accessdate=2017-09-17|date=2015-03-12|work=[[The Guardian]]|location=London}}</ref>
*[[April 28]] – [[Terry Pratchett]], English comic fantasy author (died [[2015 in literature|2015]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/mar/12/terry-pratchett|title=Sir Terry Pratchett Obituary|first=Christopher|last=Priest|accessdate=2017-09-17|date=2015-03-12|work=[[The Guardian]]|location=London}}</ref>
*[[May 31]]&nbsp;– [[Svetlana Alexievich]], Belarusian writer of literary reportage, [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] recipient
*[[May 31]] – [[Svetlana Alexievich]], Belarusian writer of literary reportage, [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] recipient
*[[June 14]]&nbsp;– [[Laurence Yep]], American author
*[[June 14]] – [[Laurence Yep]], American author
*[[June 21]]&nbsp;– [[Andrzej Sapkowski]], Polish fantasy author
*[[June 21]] – [[Andrzej Sapkowski]], Polish fantasy author
*[[July 22]]&nbsp;– [[S. E. Hinton|Susan Eloise Hinton]], American young-adult author
*[[July 22]] – [[S. E. Hinton|Susan Eloise Hinton]], American young-adult author
*[[August 2]]&nbsp;– [[Snoo Wilson]], English playwright and screenwriter (died [[2013 in literature|2013]])
*[[August 2]] – [[Snoo Wilson]], English playwright and screenwriter (died [[2013 in literature|2013]])
*[[August 8]]&nbsp;– [[Miranda Seymour]], English novelist and biographer
*[[August 8]] – [[Miranda Seymour]], English novelist and biographer
*[[August 29]]&nbsp;– [[Nick Darke]], Cornish playwright (died [[2005 in literature|2005]])
*[[August 29]] – [[Nick Darke]], Cornish playwright (died [[2005 in literature|2005]])
*[[September 16]]&nbsp;– [[Julia Donaldson]], English author and children's writer
*[[September 16]] – [[Julia Donaldson]], English author and children's writer
*[[September 20]]&nbsp;– [[George R. R. Martin]] (George Raymond Martin), American fantasy author
*[[September 20]] – [[George R. R. Martin]] (George Raymond Martin), American fantasy author
*[[October 6]]&nbsp;– [[Zakes Mda]] (Zanemvula Kizito Gatyeni Mda), South African novelist, poet and playwright
*[[October 6]] – [[Zakes Mda]] (Zanemvula Kizito Gatyeni Mda), South African novelist, poet and playwright
*[[October 9]]&nbsp;– [[Ciaran Carson]], Northern Irish poet and novelist
*[[October 9]] – [[Ciaran Carson]], Northern Irish poet and novelist
*[[October 17]]&nbsp;– [[Robert Jordan]] (James Oliver Rigney, Jr), American fantasy author (died [[2007 in literature|2007]])
*[[October 17]] – [[Robert Jordan]] (James Oliver Rigney, Jr), American fantasy author (died [[2007 in literature|2007]])
*''Unknown dates''
*''Unknown dates''
**[[Ibrahim Al-Koni]], Libyan novelist
**[[Ibrahim Al-Koni]], Libyan novelist
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==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 14:36, 11 October 2018

List of years in literature (table)
In poetry
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
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This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1948.

Events

New books

Fiction

Children and young people

Drama

Poetry

Non-fiction

Births

Deaths

Awards

References

  1. ^ "'Alice's Adventures Under Ground', the original manuscript version of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". British Library. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  2. ^ "Alice Comes Home". The Times. No. 51229. London. 1948-11-15. p. 5.
  3. ^ McDonnell, Jane (19 May 2006). "Obituary: Clare Boylan". the Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  4. ^ Priest, Christopher (2015-03-12). "Sir Terry Pratchett Obituary". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  5. ^ Milford, Nancy (1970). Zelda: A Biography. New York: Harper & Row. pp. 382–383.


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