1981 in literature
Appearance
See also: 1980 in literature, other events of 1981, 1982 in literature, list of years in literature.
Events
- February 24 - Jean Harris is convicted of murdering Dr. Herman Tarnower, the author of the bestselling The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet
Births
Deaths
- January 6 - A.J. Cronin, writer
Awards
- Elias Canetti won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982.