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This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1970.

Events

January 16 – The Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus opens with a performance of Georg Büchner's Dantons Tod.[1]
March – Magdalena Mouján's story "Gu ta Gutarrak" ("We and Ours") in Basque is suppressed by the authorities in Francoist Spain.[2]
June 10 – The English novelist Anthony Burgess delivers an inflammatory lecture, "Obscenity and the Arts", at the University of Malta; its reception leads to him leaving Malta.[3] He has begun a novel that will become Earthly Powers (1980).
June 17 – The première of David Storey's play Home at the Royal Court Theatre, London, is directed by Lindsay Anderson and stars Sir John Gielgud and Sir Ralph Richardson.
July 7 – The English publisher Sir Allen Lane dies (born 1902).[4] On August 21 his paperback imprint Penguin Books is acquired by Pearson.
August 27 – England's Royal Shakespeare Company introduces a revolutionary production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream directed by Peter Brook, at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.[5]
November 20 – The playwright Fadil Paçrami becomes Chairman of the Parliament of Albania.
November 25 – In Tokyo, the Japanese author and Tatenokai militia leader Yukio Mishima (三島由紀夫, 45) and others take over the headquarters of the Japan Self-Defense Forces in an attempted coup d'état. Mishima commits seppuku (public ritual suicide) when he fails to sway the public to his right-wing politics, which include restoring the powers of the Emperor.
December 5 – Dario Fo premières his play Accidental Death of an Anarchist (Morte accidentale di un anarchico) at Varese in Italy.
unknown dates
- Len Deighton's Bomber, set in 1943, becomes the first published novel to have been written on a word processor, an IBM MT/ST.[6]
- The novel Deliverance by the American poet James Dickey is published; it will go on to be named among the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century by an editorial board of the American Modern Library.[7]
- An unexpurgated edition of John Cleland's Fanny Hill (Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, 1748–1749) appears in the U.K. without legal challenge.[8]
- Bohumil Hrabal's books Domácí úkoly (Home Work) and Poupata (Buds) are suppressed by the communist authorities in Czechoslovakia.

New books

Births

January 25 – Stephen Chbosky, American novelist and screenwriter
February 28 – Daniel Handler, American novelist
March 6 – Simona Vinci, Italian fiction writer
March 12 – Dave Eggers, American writer, editor and publisher
March 20 – Michele Jaffe, American author
March 26 – Martin McDonagh, British-born Irish playwright
May 20 – Dorthe Nors, Danish fiction writer
May 26 – Alex Garland, English novelist
June 6 – Sarah Dessen, American novelist
July 22 – Doug Johnstone, Scottish crime fiction writer
August 27 - Ann Aguirre, American speculative fiction writer
September 10 – Phaswane Mpe, South African novelist (died 2004)
September 16 – Nick Sagan, American novelist and screenwriter
October 27 – Jonathan Stroud, English fantasy writer
November 7 – Chris Adrian, American novelist
November 24 – Marlon James, Jamaican novelist
November 27 – Han Kang, South Korean novelist
December 21 – Mohamedou Ould Salahi, Mauritanian author and former Guantánamo detainee
unknown dates
- Raja'a Alem, Saudi Arabian writer[13]
- Roberta Dapunt, Italian poet[14]
- Nathan Englander, American novelist and short story writer[15]
- Neel Mukherjee, Indian novelist[16]
- Faruk Šehić, Bosnian poet and fiction writer

Deaths

January 10 – Charles Olson, American modernist poet (liver cancer, born 1910)
January 29 – B. H. Liddell Hart, English military historian (born 1895)
February 2 – Bertrand Russell, English philosopher (born 1872)[17]
February 4 – Louise Bogan, American poet (born 1897)[18]
February 20 – Sophie Treadwell, American dramatist and journalist (born 1885)[19]
February 21 – Johannes Semper, Estonian writer, translator and politician (born 1892)[20]
March 11 – Erle Stanley Gardner, American writer (born 1889)[21]
March 15 – Arthur Adamov, Russian-French playwright (born 1908)[22]
March 21 – Marlen Haushofer, Austrian novelist (born 1920)
March 29 – Vera Brittain, English novelist, memoirist and poet (born 1893)[23]
April 11 – John O'Hara, American novelist (cardiovascular disease, born 1905)[24]
May 7 – Jack Jones, Welsh novelist (born 1884)[25]
May 12 – Nelly Sachs, Jewish German poet and dramatist (born 1891)[26]
June 2 – Giuseppe Ungaretti, Italian modernist poet and writer (born 1888)
June 3 – Ruth Sawyer, American children's writer and novelist (born 1880)
June 7 – E. M. Forster, English novelist (born 1879)[27]
June 16 – Elsa Triolet, French novelist (born 1896)[28]
July 15 – Eric Berne, Canadian-born psychiatrist and author (heart attack, born 1910)
September 1 – François Mauriac, French novelist (born 1885)[29]
September 25 – Erich Maria Remarque, German novelist (All Quiet On The Western Front) (born 1898)[30]
September 28 – John Dos Passos, American novelist (born 1896)[31]
October 18 – Máirtín Ó Cadhain, Irish language writer (born 1906)[32]
November 23 – Alf Prøysen, Norwegian author, musician and children's writer (born 1914)[33]
November 25 – Yukio Mishima (三島由紀夫), Japanese author (seppuku, born 1925)[34]
unknown date – Racey Helps, English children's author and illustrator (born 1913)

Awards

Nobel Prize for Literature: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Canada

See 1970 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.

France

Prix Goncourt: Michel Tournier, Le Roi des Aulnes
Prix Médicis French: Camille Bourniquel, Sélinonte ou la Chambre impériale
Prix Médicis International: Luigi Malerba, Saut de la mort

United Kingdom

Booker Prize: Bernice Rubens, The Elected Member
Carnegie Medal for children's literature: Leon Garfield and Edward Blishen, The God Beneath the Sea
Cholmondeley Award: Kathleen Raine, Douglas Livingstone, Edward Brathwaite
Eric Gregory Award: Helen Frye, Paul Mills, John Mole, Brian Morse, Alan Perry, Richard Tibbitts
James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction: Lily Powell, The Bird of Paradise
James Tait Black Memorial Prize for biography: Jasper Ridley, Lord Palmerston
Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry: Roy Fuller

United States

Hugo Award: Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness
Nebula Award: Larry Niven, Ringworld
Newbery Medal for children's literature: William H. Armstrong, Sounder
Pulitzer Prize for Drama: Charles Gordone, No Place To Be Somebody[35]
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: Jean Stafford, Collected Stories
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Richard Howard, Untitled Subjects

Elsewhere

Miles Franklin Award: Dal Stivens, A Horse of Air[36]
Alfaguara Prize: Carlos Droguett, Todas esas muertes
Premio Nadal: Jesús Fernández Santos, Libro de las memorias de las cosas
Viareggio Prize: Nello Saito, Dentro e fuori

Notes

Hahn, Daniel (2015). The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature (2nd ed.). Oxford. University Press. ISBN 9780198715542.

References

"Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus" (in German). nrw-buehnen.de. Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
Michael Ashley (2000). The History of the Science-fiction Magazine. Liverpool University Press. p. 411. ISBN 978-1-84631-003-4.
"Anthony Burgess's censorship scandal in Malta: a timeline". International Anthony Burgess Foundation. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
"About Penguin: Company history". Penguin Books. Archived from the original on 2011-11-01. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
Barnes, Clive (1970-08-28). "Historic Staging of Dream". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
Kirschenbaum, Matthew (2013-03-01). "The Book-Writing Machine: What was the first novel ever written on a word processor?". Slate. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
"100 Best Novels". Modern Library. 1998.
John Sutherland (1983). Offensive Literature: Decensorship in Britain, 1960-1982. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 39–. ISBN 978-0-389-20354-4.
Hahn 2015, p.14
Hahn 2015, p. 76
Hahn 2015, p, 199
Barone, Diane M. (8 March 2011). Children's Literature in the Classroom: Engaging Lifelong Readers. Guilford Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-60623-940-7.
"Raja Alem: "All my life, i tried to break the frame"". KAWA. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
"Roberta Dapunt, info e libri dell'autore. Giulio Einaudi Editore". Einaudi (in Italian). Retrieved 22 August 2020.
"Nathan Englander". American Academy in Berlin. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
"Neel Mukherjeewebsite=Royal Society of Literature". Retrieved 21 August 2020.
Mehra, Jagdish; Rechenberg, Helmut (28 December 2000). The Historical Development of Quantum Theory. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-387-95178-2.
Eric L. Haralson (21 January 2014). Encyclopedia of American Poetry: The Twentieth Century. Routledge. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-317-76322-2.
Louise Heck-Rabi (1976). Sophie Treadwell: Subjects and Structures in 20th Century American Drama. Wayne State University. p. 181.
Aleksandr Mikhaĭlovich Prokhorov (1973). Great Soviet Encyclopedia. Macmillan. p. 327.
Harold Bloom (1995). Modern Mystery Writers. Chelsea House Publishers. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-7910-2375-4.
Meanjin Quarterly. University of Melbourne. 1970. p. 338.
Harold Oxbury (1985). Great Britons: Twentieth-century Lives. Oxford University Press. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-19-211599-7.
Pennsylvania Biographical Dictionary. Somerset Publishers. 1999. p. 234. ISBN 0403099501.
Keri Edwards (2001). "Jones, Jack (1884-1970), author and playwright". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
Leo Baeck Institute (1990). Catalog of the Archival Collections. Mohr Siebeck. p. 124. ISBN 978-3-16-145597-1.
Norman Page (22 January 1988). E-M-Forster. Macmillan International Higher Education. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-349-19008-9.
Gale Cengage (2002). Modern French Poets. Gale Group. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-7876-5252-4.
Bernard A. Cook (2001). Europe Since 1945: An Encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. p. 840. ISBN 978-0-8153-4058-4.
Konzett, Matthias (2000). Encyclopedia of German Literature. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers. p. 814. ISBN 9781135941222.
Jay Parini (2004). The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature. Oxford University Press. p. 397. ISBN 978-0-19-515653-9.
Igoe, Vivien (2001). Dublin burial grounds & graveyards. Dublin: Wolfhound Press. p. 179. ISBN 9780863278723.
Ove Røsbak. "Alf Prøysen, 1914–1970" (in Norwegian). Norsk Oversetterleksikon. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
Henry Scott Stokes (2000). The Life and Death of Yukio Mishima. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 249. ISBN 978-0-8154-1074-4.
Elizabeth A. Brennan; Elizabeth C. Clarage (1999). Who's who of Pulitzer Prize Winners. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-57356-111-2.
Contemporary Novelists. St. James Press. 1972. p. 1188.

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[1] "Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus" (in German). nrw-buehnen.de. Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2013-07-19.

[2] Michael Ashley (2000). The History of the Science-fiction Magazine. Liverpool University Press. p. 411. ISBN 978-1-84631-003-4.

[3] "Anthony Burgess's censorship scandal in Malta: a timeline". International Anthony Burgess Foundation. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

[4] "About Penguin: Company history". Penguin Books. Archived from the original on 2011-11-01. Retrieved 2013-11-01.

[5] Barnes, Clive (1970-08-28). "Historic Staging of Dream". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-06-23.

[6] Kirschenbaum, Matthew (2013-03-01). "The Book-Writing Machine: What was the first novel ever written on a word processor?". Slate. Retrieved 20 August 2020.

[7] "100 Best Novels". Modern Library. 1998.

[8] John Sutherland (1983). Offensive Literature: Decensorship in Britain, 1960-1982. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 39–. ISBN 978-0-389-20354-4.

[9] Hahn 2015, p.14

[10] Hahn 2015, p. 76

[11] Hahn 2015, p, 199

[12] Barone, Diane M. (8 March 2011). Children's Literature in the Classroom: Engaging Lifelong Readers. Guilford Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-60623-940-7.

[13] "Raja Alem: "All my life, i tried to break the frame"". KAWA. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

[14] "Roberta Dapunt, info e libri dell'autore. Giulio Einaudi Editore". Einaudi (in Italian). Retrieved 22 August 2020.

[15] "Nathan Englander". American Academy in Berlin. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

[16] "Neel Mukherjeewebsite=Royal Society of Literature". Retrieved 21 August 2020.

[17] Mehra, Jagdish; Rechenberg, Helmut (28 December 2000). The Historical Development of Quantum Theory. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-387-95178-2.

[18] Eric L. Haralson (21 January 2014). Encyclopedia of American Poetry: The Twentieth Century. Routledge. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-317-76322-2.

[19] Louise Heck-Rabi (1976). Sophie Treadwell: Subjects and Structures in 20th Century American Drama. Wayne State University. p. 181.

[20] Aleksandr Mikhaĭlovich Prokhorov (1973). Great Soviet Encyclopedia. Macmillan. p. 327.

[21] Harold Bloom (1995). Modern Mystery Writers. Chelsea House Publishers. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-7910-2375-4.

[22] Meanjin Quarterly. University of Melbourne. 1970. p. 338.

[23] Harold Oxbury (1985). Great Britons: Twentieth-century Lives. Oxford University Press. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-19-211599-7.

[24] Pennsylvania Biographical Dictionary. Somerset Publishers. 1999. p. 234. ISBN 0403099501.

[25] Keri Edwards (2001). "Jones, Jack (1884-1970), author and playwright". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

[26] Leo Baeck Institute (1990). Catalog of the Archival Collections. Mohr Siebeck. p. 124. ISBN 978-3-16-145597-1.

[27] Norman Page (22 January 1988). E-M-Forster. Macmillan International Higher Education. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-349-19008-9.

[28] Gale Cengage (2002). Modern French Poets. Gale Group. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-7876-5252-4.

[29] Bernard A. Cook (2001). Europe Since 1945: An Encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. p. 840. ISBN 978-0-8153-4058-4.

[30] Konzett, Matthias (2000). Encyclopedia of German Literature. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers. p. 814. ISBN 9781135941222.

[31] Jay Parini (2004). The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature. Oxford University Press. p. 397. ISBN 978-0-19-515653-9.

[32] Igoe, Vivien (2001). Dublin burial grounds & graveyards. Dublin: Wolfhound Press. p. 179. ISBN 9780863278723.

[33] Ove Røsbak. "Alf Prøysen, 1914–1970" (in Norwegian). Norsk Oversetterleksikon. Retrieved July 1, 2019.

[34] Henry Scott Stokes (2000). The Life and Death of Yukio Mishima. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 249. ISBN 978-0-8154-1074-4.

[35] Elizabeth A. Brennan; Elizabeth C. Clarage (1999). Who's who of Pulitzer Prize Winners. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-57356-111-2.

[36] Contemporary Novelists. St. James Press. 1972. p. 1188.