1951 in literature
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See also: 1950 in literature, other events of 1951, 1952 in literature, list of years in literature.
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Events
- Flannery O'Connor is diagnosed with lupus.
- From Here to Eternity by James Jones is published. In 2001, the book would be listed as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century by the editorial board of the American Modern Library.
- A Question of Upbringing by Anthony Powell is published. It is the first novel of his A Dance to the Music of Time duodecalogy. In 2001, this twelve-volume series of novels published between 1951 and 1975 will be named to the list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century by the editorial board of the American Modern Library.
- The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is published. In 2001, the book would be listed as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century by the editorial board of the American Modern Library.
New Books
- The Balance Wheel - Taylor Caldwell
- The Blessing - Nancy Mitford
- Boy at the Window - Owen Dodson
- The Caine Mutiny - Herman Wouk
- The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger
- The Cruel Sea - Nicholas Monsarrat
- Foundation - Isaac Asimov
- The Foundling - Cardinal Spellman
- From Here to Eternity - James Jones
- Lie Down In Darkness - William Styron
- The Loved and the Lost - Morley Callaghan
- Moses - Sholem Asch
- My Cousin Rachel - Daphne du Maurier
- Prince Caspian - C. S. Lewis
- A Question of Upbringing - Anthony Powell
- Return to Paradise - James A. Michener
- Spartacus - Howard Fast
- The Wanderer - Mika Waltari
- A Woman Called Fancy - Frank Yerby
Births
Deaths
- February 7 - Sinclair Lewis, novelist
- February 13 - Lloyd C. Douglas, author
- February 19 - Andr� Gide, author
- March 14 - Algernon Blackwood, writer
- March 25 - Oscar Micheaux, African-American, author & filmmaker
Awards
- Newbery Medal for children's literature: Elizabeth Yates, Amos Fortune, Free Man
- Nobel Prize for Literature: P�r Fabian Lagerkvist
- Pulitzer Prize for Drama: no award given
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: Conrad Richter, The Town
- Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Carl Sandburg, Complete Poems
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "1951_in_literature" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1951_in_literature, used under the GNU Free Documentation License

