1992 in literature
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See also: 1991 in literature, other events of 1992, 1993 in literature, list of years in literature.
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Events
- The Bridges of Madison County, originally self-published by author Robert James Waller, will go on to become the largest selling novel in history with more than 60 million copies sold.
New Books
- All Around the Town - Mary Higgins Clark
- Anvil of Stars - Greg Bear
- The Bridges of Madison County - Robert James Waller
- The Children of Men - P.D. James
- The Crow Road - Iain Banks
- Dolores Claiborne - Stephen King
- The English Patient - Michael Ondaatje
- Jazz - Toni Morrison
- Jewels - Danielle Steel
- Lords and Ladies - Terry Pratchett
- Mixed Blessings - Danielle Steel
- Paddy Clarke - Roddy Doyle
- The Pelican Brief - John Grisham
- Silent Passage - Gail Sheehy
- Small Gods - Terry Pratchett
- The Stars Shine Down - Sidney Sheldon
- The Tale of the Body Thief - Anne Rice
- Tales from Firozsha Baag - Rohinton Mistry
- The Thief of Always - Clive Barker
- The Valkyries - Paulo Coelho
- Waiting to Exhale - Terry McMillan
Births
Deaths
- February 16 - Angela Carter, author
- April 6 - Isaac Asimov, author
Awards
- Booker Prize: Michael Ondaatje, The English Patient and Barry Unsworth, Sacred Hunger
- See 1992 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Nebula Award: Connie Willis, Doomsday Book
- Newbery Medal for children's literature: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Shiloh
- Nobel Prize for Literature: Derek Walcott
- Prix Goncourt: Patrick Chamoiseau, Texaco
- [[Prix D�cembre]]: Henri Thomas, La Chasse au tr�sor and Roger Grenier, Regardez la neige qui tombe
- [[Prix M�dicis]] French: Michel Rio, Tlacuilo
- [[Prix M�dicis]] International: Louis Begley, Une �ducation polonaise
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: Jane Smiley, A Thousand Acres
- Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: James Tate, Selected Poems
- Pulitzer Prize for Drama: Robert Schenkkan, The Kentucky Cycle
- Whitbread Best Book Award: Jeff Torrington, Swing Hammer Swing!
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "1992_in_literature" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_in_literature, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
