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1940 in literature

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List of years in literature (table)
In poetry
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
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This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1940.

Events

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New books

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Fiction

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Children and young people

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Drama

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Non-fiction

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Births

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Deaths

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Awards

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References

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  1. ^ Boulé, Jean-Pierre (2005). Sartre, Self-formation, and Masculinities. Berghahn Books. p. 114. ISBN 1-57181-742-5.
  2. ^ Judt, Tony (1992). Past Imperfect. French Intellectuals, 1944–1956. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 28–30. ISBN 0-520-07921-3.
  3. ^ Chronology in Oxford World's Classics editions of her works.
  4. ^ Bradford, Richard (2004). First Boredom Then Fear: The Life of Philip Larkin. London: Peter Owen. p. 39. ISBN 0-7206-1147-4.
  5. ^ "Penguin Archive Timeline". University of Bristol. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
  6. ^ Sutherland, John; Fender, Stephen (2011). "29 December". Love, Sex, Death & Words: Surprising Tales from a Year in Literature. London: Icon. ISBN 978-184831-247-0.
  7. ^ Royle, Trevor (1997-03-07). "Obituary: Wing Cdr Douglas Blackwood". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  8. ^ Romain Hilgert: Les journaux au Luxembourg. 1704-2004 Archived 2009-12-29 at the Wayback Machine, p. 98-99.
  9. ^ Martin, R. Eden (April 2007). "Collecting Anna Akhmatova" (PDF). The Caxtonian. 15 (4). Caxton Club: 9. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  10. ^ Bill Rees (17 October 2011). The Loneliness of the Long Distance Book Runner. Parthian Books. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-908946-04-1.
  11. ^ Johnson, Lorraine; Alderson, Brian (2014). The Ladybird Story: children's books for everyone. London: British Library. ISBN 978-0-7123-5728-9.
  12. ^ "Tom Brokaw Biography: News Anchor, Journalist (1940–)". Biography.com (A&E Networks). Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  13. ^ Attridge, Derek (2004). J. M. Coetzee and the Ethics of Reading: Literature in the Event. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-226-03117-0.
  14. ^ Doyle, Martin (13 May 2021). "Seamus Deane, leading Irish writer and critic, has died aged 81". The Irish Times. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Angela Carter". The British Library. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  16. ^ "French author Annie Ernaux wins 2022 Nobel Prize for Literature". Onmanorama. 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  17. ^ "Selma Lagerlöf | Swedish author". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  18. ^ Lawrence Normand (1 September 2003). W.H. Davies. Seren. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-85411-261-3.
  19. ^ Matthew J. Bruccoli; Judith Baughman (2009). F. Scott Fitzgerald in the Marketplace: The Auction and Dealer Catalogues, 1935-2006. University of South Carolina Press. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-57003-799-3.
  20. ^ Sapiro, Gisèle (23 April 2014). The French Writers' War, 1940-1953. Duke University Press. p. 540. ISBN 978-0-8223-9512-6.