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This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1936 .

Events [ edit ]

January 8 ? Jewish booksellers throughout Nazi Germany are deprived of their Reich Publications Chamber membership cards, without which no one can sell books. ^[2]
May ? The Greek poet and Communist activist Yiannis Ritsos is inspired to write his poem Epitaphios by a photograph of a dead protester at a massive tobacco workers' demonstration in Thessaloniki. It is published soon after. In August, the right-wing dictatorship of Ioannis Metaxas comes to power in Greece and copies are burned publicly at the foot of the Acropolis in Athens. ^[3]
May 16 ? 17 ? About 30 left-wing writers of the Second Polish Republic gather at the Lviv Anti-Fascist Congress of Cultural Workers .
August 3 ? George Heywood Hill establishes the Heywood Hill bookshop in London's Mayfair .
August 18 ? The 38-year-old Spanish dramatist, Federico Garcia Lorca , is arrested by Francoist militia during the White Terror and never seen alive again. His brother-in-law, Manuel Fernandez-Montesinos, the leftist mayor of Granada, is shot on the same day. ^[4]^[5] Lorca's play The House of Bernarda Alba ( La casa de Bernarda Alba ), completed on June 19, will not be performed until 1945 .
November 6 ? After United States publication in 1934 , the U.K. authorities decide they will not prosecute or seize copies of James Joyce 's 1922 novel Ulysses . ^[6]
November 23 ? Life magazine begins to appear as a weekly news magazine in the United States, under the management of Henry Luce .
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- The New Theatre, Sydney , in Australia, attempts to stage Clifford Odets ' anti-Nazi drama Till the Day I Die ; the German Consul General in the country complains to the Commonwealth Government and the play is banned; but the theatre stages the play in private premises. ^[7]
- The first lighthearted crime novel by Scottish-born university teacher of English literature J. I. M. Stewart , writing as Michael Innes, is published: Death at the President's Lodging , set in Oxford. It introduces his long-running character Detective Inspector John Appleby of Scotland Yard . ^[8]
- The Carnegie Medal for excellence in children's literature is inaugurated by the Library Association in the United Kingdom. The first winner is Arthur Ransome for Pigeon Post . ^[9]

New books [ edit ]

Poetry [ edit ]

W. H. Auden ? Look, Stranger! ^[12]
Gottfried Benn ? Ausgewahlte Gedichte (Selected Poems)
T. S. Eliot ? Collected Poems 1909?35 ^[12] including " Burnt Norton ", first of the Four Quartets
Patrick Kavanagh ? Ploughman, and Other Poems
Michael Roberts (ed.) ? The Faber Book of Modern Verse
Dylan Thomas ? Twenty-five Poems ^[12]
W. B. Yeats (ed.) ? The Oxford Book of Modern Verse 1892?1935

Non-fiction [ edit ]

A. J. Ayer ? Language, Truth, and Logic
John Dickson Carr ? The Murder of Sir Edmund Godfrey
Victor Hugo Green ? The Negro Motorist Green Book (1st edn)
Graham Greene ? Journey Without Maps
Richard Foster Jones ? Ancients and Moderns: A Study of the Background of The Battle of the Books
Carl Gustav Jung ? The Idea of Redemption in Alchemy (Die Erlosungsvorstellungen in der Alchemie)
John Maynard Keynes ? The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money
Osbert Lancaster ? Progress at Pelvis Bay
F. R. Leavis ? Revaluation: Tradition and Development in English Poetry
C. S. Lewis ? The Allegory of Love
Karl Mannheim ? Ideology and Utopia
Edwin Muir ? Scott and Scotland
George Orwell ? " Bookshop Memories "
Olavi Paavolainen ? Kolmannen valtakunnan vieraana (Guest of the Third Reich)
J. R. R. Tolkien ? " Beowulf : The Monsters and the Critics " (version of a lecture)

Births [ edit ]

January 5 ? Florence King , American writer (died 2016 )
January 10 ? Stephen E. Ambrose , American historian (died 2002 )
January 28 ? Ismail Kadare , Albanian novelist and poet
February 12 ? Shawkat Ali , Bangladeshi writer (died 2018 )
February 18 ? Jean M. Auel , American historical novelist
March 1 ? Jean-Rene Huguenin , French novelist and literary critic (died in 1962 )
March 7 ? Georges Perec , French novelist, filmmaker and essayist (died 1982 )
March 28 ? Peter Mayer , English-born publisher (died 2018 )
March 31 ? Marge Piercy , American poet and activist
April 30 ? Viktor Likhonosov , Soviet Russian writer and editor
May 10 ? Anthea Bell , English translator (died 2018 )
May 23 ? Ian Kennedy Martin , English scriptwriter and novelist
May 27 ? Ivo Bre?an , Croatian playwright, novelist, screenwriter and satirist (died 2016 )
June 3
- Duff Hart-Davis , English biographer and journalist
- Larry McMurtry , American novelist, essayist and screenwriter (died 2021 )
June 9 ? Nell Dunn , English playwright and author
June 18 ? Dick Wimmer , American novelist (died 2011 )
June 23 ? Richard Bach , American novelist and non-fiction writer
June 24 ? J. H. Prynne , English poet
June 29 ? David Rudkin , English playwright
July 5 ? Valerie Flint , English medieval historian (died 2009 )
July 6 ? Abidullah Ghazi , Indian-American author, educator and poet
July 22 ? Tom Robbins , American novelist
August 8 ? Jan Pie?kowski , Polish-born British children's writer and illustrator (died 2022 )
August 24 ? A. S. Byatt , English novelist (died 2023 )
September 1 ? Roderick Thorp , American novelist (died 1999 )
September 2 ? Karoly Krajczar , Hungarian Slovene teacher, writer and collector (died 2018 )
September 20 ? Andrew Davies , Welsh novelist and screenwriter
September 26 ? Victor Watson , English children's writer and academic
October 1 ? Kailayar Sellanainar Sivakumaran , Sri Lankan writer, art and literary critic, journalist and radio and TV personality
October 5 ? Vaclav Havel , Czech dramatist and first president of Czech Republic (died 2011 )
November 4 ? C. K. Williams , American poet (died 2015 )
November 17 ? John Wells , English satirical writer and actor (died 1998 )
November 18 ? Suzette Haden Elgin , American science fiction writer (died 2015 ) ^[13]
November 20 ? Don DeLillo , American novelist
November 25 ? William McIlvanney , Scottish novelist, short story writer and poet (died 2015 )
November 27 ? Dahlia Ravikovitch , Israeli poet (died 2005 )
December 1 ? Ma V?n Khang , Vietnamese writer
December 2 ? Hebe Uhart , Argentine writer (died 2018 )
December 5
- James Lee Burke , American writer
- Lewis Nkosi , Zulu writer (died 2010 )
December 11 ? Ingvar Moe , Norwegian poet, novelist and children's writer (died 1993 )
December 17 ? Frank Martinus Arion , Curacaoan novelist and poet (died 2015 )

Deaths [ edit ]

January 4 ? James Churchward , British writer (born 1851 )
January 5 ? Ramon del Valle-Inclan , Spanish dramatist and novelist (born 1866 )
January 17 ? Mateiu Caragiale , Romanian novelist and poet (stroke, born 1885 )
January 18 ? Rudyard Kipling , English writer and Nobel laureate (born 1865 )
February 7 ? Elizabeth Robins Pennell , American biographer and critic based in London (born 1855 )
February 8 ? Rahel Sanzara , German dancer, actress and novelist (cancer, born 1894 )
February 23 ? Lidia Veselitskaya (V. Mikulich), Russian novelist, memoirist and translator (born 1857 )
March 1 ? Mikhail Kuzmin , Russian poet, musician and novelist (born 1872 )
March 9 ? A. de Herz , Romanian playwright and journalist (hemoptysis, born 1887 )
March 16 ? Marguerite Durand , French actress and journalist (born 1864 )
April 30 ? A. E. Housman , English poet (born 1859 )
June 11 ? Robert E. Howard , American fantasy writer (suicide, born 1906 )
June 12 :
- M. R. James , English ghost story writer and scholar (born 1862 )
- Karl Kraus , Austrian writer and journalist (born 1874 )
June 14 ? G. K. Chesterton , English novelist, poet and Catholic apologist (born 1874 )
June 18 ? Maxim Gorky , Russian dramatist (born 1868 )
July 25 ? Donald Maxwell , English travel writer and illustrator (born 1877 )
July 26 ? F. J. Harvey Darton English children's literature historian and publisher (born 1878 )
August 8 ? Mourning Dove , Native American writer (born 1884 )
August 15 ? Grazia Deledda , Sardinian-born novelist and Nobel laureate (born 1871 )
August 19 ? Federico Garcia Lorca , Spanish dramatist and poet (shot, born 1898 )
August 26 ? Juliette Adam , French author (born 1836 ) ^[14]
October 5 ? J. Slauerhoff , Dutch poet and novelist (born 1898 )
October 9 ? Harriette A. Keyser , American industrial reformer (born 1841 )
November 12 ? Stefan Grabi?ski , Polish horror writer (born 1887 )
December ? Emma Sheridan Fry , American actor, playwright, and drama teacher (born 1864 )
December 10 ? Luigi Pirandello , Italian dramatist and novelist (born 1867 )
December 24 ? Frances Garnet Wolseley, 2nd Viscountess Wolseley , English horticulturist and garden writer (born 1872 )
December 27 ? Kristina Royova , Slovak novelist, religious writer and poet (born 1860 )
December 28 ? John Cornford , English poet (killed in action, born 1915 ) ^[15]
December 31 ? Miguel de Unamuno , Spanish novelist, poet and scholar (born 1864 )
date unknown ? Bertha M. Wilson , American playwright, critic and actress (born 1874 )

Awards [ edit ]

Carnegie Medal for children's literature : Arthur Ransome , Pigeon Post
James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction: Winifred Holtby , South Riding
James Tait Black Memorial Prize for biography: Edward Sackville West , A Flame in Sunlight: The Life and Work of Thomas de Quincey
Newbery Medal for children's literature : Carol Ryrie Brink , Caddie Woodlawn
Nobel Prize in literature : Eugene Gladstone O'Neill
Prix Goncourt : Maxence Van Der Meersch , L'Empreinte de Dieu ^[16]
Pulitzer Prize for Drama : Robert E. Sherwood , Idiot's Delight
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry : Robert P. Tristram Coffin , Strange Holiness
Pulitzer Prize for the Novel : Harold L. Davis , Honey in the Horn

References [ edit ]

^ Gibson, Ian (1992). Lorca's Granada . Faber & Faber. ISBN 0-571-16489-7 .
^ Schultz, Sigrid (1936-01-09). "Beef Shortage Drives Germany to Frozen Meat". Chicago Daily Tribune . p. 13.
^ Baker, Kenneth (2016). On the Burning of Books . London: Unicorn. pp. 66?68. ISBN 978-1-910787-11-3 .
^ Gibson, Ian (1983). The Assassination of Federico Garcia Lorca . London: Penguin Books. p. 164.
^ Gibson, Ian (1996). El assasinato de Garcia Lorca (in Spanish). Barcelona: Plaza and Janes. p. 255. ISBN 978-84-663-1314-8 .
^ Birmingham, Kevin (2014). The most dangerous book: the battle for James Joyce's Ulysses . London: Head of Zeus. ISBN 9781784080723 .
^ "New Theatre proves that art IS a weapon" . Tribune . No. 746. New South Wales, Australia. 25 June 1952. p. 5 . Retrieved 2023-05-15 – via National Library of Australia.
^ ^a ^b Keating, H. R. F. (1982). Whodunit? ? a guide to crime, suspense and spy fiction . London: Windward. ISBN 0-7112-0249-4 .
^ The Bookseller . J. Whitaker. 1957. p. 1964.
^ Sutherland, John (2007). Bestsellers: a very short introduction . Oxford University Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-19-921489-1 .
^ Library of Congress. Copyright Office (1936). Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [A] Group 1. Books. New Series . p. 1171.
^ ^a ^b ^c Cox, Michael, ed. (2004). The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature . Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860634-6 .
^ "Authors : Elgin, Suzette Haden : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia" . www.sf-encyclopedia.com . Retrieved 9 April 2019 .
^ Crecelius, Kathryn J.; Offen, Karen (1991). "Juliette Adam". In Wilson, Katharina M. (ed.). An Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers Volume 1 . New York: Garland. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-82408-547-6 .
^ Haycock, David Boyd (2012). I Am Spain . Brecon. pp. 143?44. {{ cite book }}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link )
^ The Year's Work in Modern Language Studies by a Number of Scholars . CUP Archive. p. 119.

[1] Gibson, Ian (1992). Lorca's Granada . Faber & Faber. ISBN 0-571-16489-7 .

[2] Schultz, Sigrid (1936-01-09). "Beef Shortage Drives Germany to Frozen Meat". Chicago Daily Tribune . p. 13.

[3] Baker, Kenneth (2016). On the Burning of Books . London: Unicorn. pp. 66?68. ISBN 978-1-910787-11-3 .

[4] Gibson, Ian (1983). The Assassination of Federico Garcia Lorca . London: Penguin Books. p. 164.

[5] Gibson, Ian (1996). El assasinato de Garcia Lorca (in Spanish). Barcelona: Plaza and Janes. p. 255. ISBN 978-84-663-1314-8 .

[6] Birmingham, Kevin (2014). The most dangerous book: the battle for James Joyce's Ulysses . London: Head of Zeus. ISBN 9781784080723 .

[7] "New Theatre proves that art IS a weapon" . Tribune . No. 746. New South Wales, Australia. 25 June 1952. p. 5 . Retrieved 2023-05-15 – via National Library of Australia.

[Whodunit-8] Keating, H. R. F. (1982). Whodunit? ? a guide to crime, suspense and spy fiction . London: Windward. ISBN 0-7112-0249-4 .

[9] The Bookseller . J. Whitaker. 1957. p. 1964.

[10] Sutherland, John (2007). Bestsellers: a very short introduction . Oxford University Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-19-921489-1 .

[11] Library of Congress. Copyright Office (1936). Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [A] Group 1. Books. New Series . p. 1171.

[COCEL-12] Cox, Michael, ed. (2004). The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature . Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860634-6 .

[13] "Authors : Elgin, Suzette Haden : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia" . www.sf-encyclopedia.com . Retrieved 9 April 2019 .

[14] Crecelius, Kathryn J.; Offen, Karen (1991). "Juliette Adam". In Wilson, Katharina M. (ed.). An Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers Volume 1 . New York: Garland. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-82408-547-6 .

[15] Haycock, David Boyd (2012). I Am Spain . Brecon. pp. 143?44. {{ cite book }}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link )

[16] The Year's Work in Modern Language Studies by a Number of Scholars . CUP Archive. p. 119.

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Events [ edit ]

New books [ edit ]

Fiction [ edit ]

Children and young people [ edit ]

Drama [ edit ]

Poetry [ edit ]

Non-fiction [ edit ]

Births [ edit ]

Deaths [ edit ]

Awards [ edit ]

References [ edit ]