1931 in literature
Overview of the events of 1931 in literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1931 .
Events
January 10 – A rare copy of Edgar Allan Poe 's Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane, and Other Poems The Scarlet Letter Moby-Dick New York Public Library by Samuel Dupree, on behalf of a crooked New York antiquarian book dealer, Harry Gold.[ 1] January 26 – The play Green Grow the Lilacs Cherokee playwright Lynn Riggs , opens on Broadway . It is later adapted as Oklahoma! Rodgers and Hammerstein .[ 2] March 27 – The English novelist Arnold Bennett dies of typhoid in London, shortly after a visit to Paris, where he drank local water in an attempt to prove it was safe.[ 3] April 11 – Gerald Brenan and Gamel Woolsey make a form of marriage in Rome.[ 4] June 1 – The Near v. Minnesota Supreme Court of the United States affirms the principle that prior restraint is unconstitutional.July 4 – James Joyce marries his long-time partner Nora Barnacle at Kensington register office in London.October 4 – The Dick Tracy comic strip first appears, created by cartoonist Chester Gould .[ 5] October 5 – The first U.K. performance of Oscar Wilde 's tragedy Salome Savoy Theatre , London, with Nancy Price as producer and as Herodias, and her daughter Joan Maude in the title role.[ 6] November – Federico García Lorca is appointed by the leftist Second Spanish Republic as director of a touring theatre company, Teatro Universitario La Barraca (The Shack), charged with taking a portable stage into rural areas to introduce audiences to classical Spanish theatre without charge.[ 7]
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Fiction
Children and young people
Drama
Non-fiction
Births
January 4 – José Triana , Cuban poet (d. 2018 )[ 31] January 6
January 9 – Algis Budrys , Lithuanian-American science fiction author (died 2008 )[ 33] January 10 – Peter Barnes , English playwright (died 2004 )[ 34] January 17 – Mark Brandis (Nikolai von Michalewsky), German journalist and science fiction author (died 2000 )January 20 – Sawako Ariyoshi , Japanese novelist (died 1984 )[ 35] January 24 – Leonard Baker , American historian and Pulitzer-winning author (died 1984 )[ 36] January 27
February 2 – Walter Burkert , German writer (died 2015 )[ 40] February 6 – Mamie Van Doren , American actress and writer[ 41] February 9 – Thomas Bernhard , Dutch-born Austrian author (died 1989 )February 11 – Larry Merchant , American author and boxing commentatorFebruary 12 – Janwillem van de Wetering , Dutch-American crime writer (died 2008 )[ 42] February 18
February 19 – Robert Sobel , American business writer (died 1999 )March 2 – Tom Wolfe , American novelist (died 2018 )[ 44] March 11
March 16 – Augusto Boal , Brazilian theater director and writer (died 2009 )March 22 – Leslie Thomas , Welsh novelist (died 2014 )[ 46] March 26 – Alison Prince , English-born Scottish children's writer and biographer (died 2019 )April 1 – Rolf Hochhuth , German dramatist (died 2020 )[ 47] April 12 – Chico Anysio , Brazilian actor, comedian, writer and composer (died 2012 )April 15 – Tomas Tranströmer , Swedish poet and translator (died 2015 )[ 48] April 21 – Gabriel de Broglie , French historianApril 29 – Robert Gottlieb , American editor (died 2023 )May 2 – Ruth Fainlight , American-born poet, short story writer, translator and librettist[ 49] May 7 – Gene Wolfe , American science fiction and fantasy writer (died 2019 )[ 50] May 23 – Barbara Barrie , American actress and writerJune 12 – Robin Cook (Derek Raymond), English crime novelist (died 1994 )June 21 – Patricia Goedicke , American poet (died 2006 )[ 51] June 26 – Colin Wilson , British novelist and philosopher (died 2013 )[ 52] June 28 – Hans Alfredson , Swedish actor and writer and comedian (d. 2017 )[ 53] July 4 – Sébastien Japrisot , French novelist and screenwriter (died 2003 )July 6 – Emily Nasrallah , Lebanese writer and women's rights activist (died 2018 )[ 54] July 7 – David Eddings , American novelist (died 2009)July 10
July 14 – E. V. Thompson , English novelist (died 2012 )July 15 – Clive Cussler , American thriller writer and underwater explorer (died 2020 )[ 57] July 17 – Caroline Graham , English playwright, screenwriter and novelistAugust 2 – Karl Miller , British writer and literary editor (died 2014 )August 12 – William Goldman , American novelist and screenwriter (died 2018 )August 14 – Frederic Raphael , American-born English screenwriter, novelist and non-fiction author[ 58] August 16 – Marion Patrick Jones , Trinidadian writer (died 2016 )August 22 - Maurice Gee , New Zealand novelistSeptember 14 – Ivan Klíma , Czech novelist and dramatistSeptember 15 – Kalim Siddiqui , Pakistani-born British writer and Islamic activist (died 1996 )September 22
October 8 – Dennis Silk , American-born English writer on literature and cricket, and first-class cricketer (died 2019 )[ 60] October 13 – Janice Elliott , English novelist and children's writer (died 1995 )October 19 – John le Carré (David John Moore Cornwell), English spy novelist (died 2020 )[ 61] October 22 – Ann Rule , American true-crime writer (died 2015 )[ 62] [ 63] October 23 – James McNeish , New Zealand novelist, playwright and biographer (died 2016 )November 3 – Arun Sarma , Assamese playwright and novelist (died 2017 )November 18 – Nikoloz Janashia , Georgian historian (died 1982 )November 28
December 2 – Nigel Calder , British science writer (died 2014 )December 15 – Klaus Rifbjerg , Danish writer (died 2015 )[ 66] December 17 – Krystyna Boglar , Polish writer known mostly for her work for children and young adults (died 2019 )[ 67] December 24 – Walter Abish , Austrian-born American writer (died 2022 )[ 68] December 31 – Bob Shaw , Irish science-fiction writer (died 1996 )[ 69]
Deaths
March 25 – Ida B. Wells , American journalist and novelist (born 1862 )
March 27 – Arnold Bennett , English novelist (born 1867 )[ 71] April 4 – André Michelin , French originator of Michelin Guides (born 1853 )[ 72] April 10 – Khalil Gibran , Lebanese-born American poet (born 1883 )[ 73] June 29 – Nérée Beauchemin , French-Canadian poet (born 1850 )July 2 – Harald Høffding , Danish philosopher (born 1843 )[ 74] July 14 – Vasile Cijevschi , Bessarabian Romanian soldier, journalist and short-story writer (born 1880 )August 1 – Bertha McNamara , German-born Australian pamphleteer and bookseller (born 1853 )August 15 – Delfín Chamorro , Spanish poet and language teacher (born 1863 )August 26 – Frank Harris , Irish-born American author and editor (born 1856 )[ 75] August 31 – Hall Caine , Manx novelist and dramatist (born 1853 )[ 76] September 8 – Sue A. Sanders , American teacher, clubwoman, and author (born 1842 )[ 77] September 9 – Matilda Cugler-Poni , Romanian poet (born 1851 )September 24 – Ethel Hillyer Harris , author (born 1859 )September 30 – Jane Meade Welch , American historian (born 1854 )October 13 – Ernst Didring , Swedish novelist (born 1868 )October 21 – Arthur Schnitzler , Austrian dramatist (born 1862 )[ 78] October 27 – Lucas Malet (Mary St Leger Kingsley), English novelist (born 1852 )November 3 – Juan Zorrilla de San Martín , Uruguayan epic poet (born 1855 )November 5 – Ole Edvart Rolvaag , Norwegian American writer (born 1876 )November 19 – Xu Zhimo (徐志摩), Chinese poet (air accident, born 1897 )December 5 – Vachel Lindsay , American poet (born 1879 )[ 79] December 10 – Enrico Corradini , Italian novelist, essayist and journalist (born 1865 )December 26 – Melvil Dewey , American inventor of library classification system (born 1851 )[ 80] December 27 – Alfred Perceval Graves , Irish author and collector of songs and ballads (born 1846 )[ 81] December 31 – Ieronim Yasinsky , Russian writer, poet and essayist (born 1850 )
Awards
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