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1975 in literature
See also:
1974 in literature
,
other events of 1975
,
1976 in literature
,
list of years in literature
.
Table of contents
1 Events
2 New Books
3 Births
4 Deaths
5 Awards
Events
Writing under the pseudonym of "
Emile Ajar[?]
," author
Romain Gary
becomes the only person to ever win the
Prix Goncourt
twice.
Hearing Secret Harmonies[?]
, the twelfth and final novel of the
A Dance to the Music of Time[?]
duodecalogy by
Anthony Powell
is published. In
2001
, the
A Dance to the Music of Time[?]
collection would be named to the list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century by the editorial board of the American Modern Library.
Ragtime[?]
by
E.L. Doctorow
is published. In
2001
, the book would be named as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century by the editorial board of the
American Modern Library
.
New Books
The Ascent of Man
-
Jacob Bronowski
The Choirboys[?]
-
Joseph Wambaugh[?]
Curtain[?]
-
Agatha Christie
Dhalgren
-
Samuel R. Delany
The Eagle Has Landed[?]
-
Jack Higgins[?]
A Fine and Private Place[?]
-
Morley Callaghan
The Great Train Robbery
-
Michael Crichton
Hang That Nigger[?]
-
Arthur Robinson[?]
Hearing Secret Harmonies[?]
-
Anthony Powell
The History Man
-
Malcolm Bradbury[?]
Humboldt's Gift[?]
-
Saul Bellow
In A Shallow Grave[?]
-
James Purdy[?]
Looking for Mister Goodbar[?]
-
Judith Rossner[?]
Mr. Schutzer[?]
-
Timothy L. Bottoms[?]
The Moneychangers[?]
-
Arthur Hailey
Northern Lights[?]
-
Tim O'Brien
Ragtime
-
E.L. Doctorow
The Road to Gandolfo[?]
-
Robert Ludlum
'Salems's Lot[?]
-
Stephen King
Shogun
-
James Clavell
La vie devant soi[?]
-
Romain Gary as Emile Ajar
World of Wonders[?]
-
Robertson Davies
Births
Deaths
Awards
Booker Prize
:
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala [?]
,
Heat and Dust
Newberry Medal
for
children's literature
:
Virginia Hamilton[?]
,
M. C. Higgins, the Great
Nobel Prize for Literature
:
Eugenio Montale[?]
Prix Goncourt
:
Romain Gary as Emile Ajar
-
La vie devant soi
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
:
Edward Albee
,
Seascape
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
:
Michael Shaara[?]
-
The Killer Angels
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
:
Gary Snyder
-
Turtle Island
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