1951 in literature: Difference between revisions

See also: 1950 in literature, other events of 1951, 1952 in literature, list of years in literature.

New Books

• The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger
• Prince Caspian - C. S. Lewis

Births

• August 20 - Greg Bear, science fiction author
• August 24 - Orson Scott Card, science fiction author

Deaths

• January 10 - Sinclair Lewis, writer
• February 13 - Lloyd C. Douglas, author
• February 19 - André Gide, author

Awards

• Nobel Prize for Literature: Pär Fabian Lagerkvist
• Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: Conrad Richter - The Town
• Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Carl Sandburg: Complete Poems