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1995 in literature
See also: 1994 in literature, other events of 1995, 1996 in literature, list of years in literature.
Events
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- Rice & Zelikow
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Simon & Schuster paid US$4.2 million for the hardcover publishing rights for The Christmas Box by Richard Paul Evans after the self-published book appeared on the New York Times bestseller list.
New books
Births
Deaths
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January 9 - Peter Cook, comedian, satirist and writer
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January 31 - George Abbott, writer, director, producer
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February 4 - Patricia Highsmith, author
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February 12 - Robert Bolt, writer
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February 21 - Calder Willingham , writer
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February 23 - James Herriot, author
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June 14 - Roger Zelazny, American writer of fantasy and science fiction
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August 3 - Edward Whittemore, writer
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October 22 - Kingsley Amis, author
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November 16 - Robert H. Adleman, American novelist and historian
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December 2 - Robertson Davies, Canadian novelist
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May Sarton - American writer
Awards
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Booker Prize: Pat Barker, The Ghost Road
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Carnegie Medal: Philip Pullman, Northern Lights
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Giller Prize for Canadian Fiction: Rohinton Mistry, A Fine Balance
- See 1995 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
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Nebula Award: Robert Sawyer, The Terminal Experiment
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Newbery Medal for children's literature: Sharon Creech, Walk Two Moons
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Nobel Prize for Literature: Seamus Heaney
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Prix Goncourt: Andreï Makine, Le Testament français
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Prix Décembre: Jean Échenoz , Les Grandes Blondes
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Prix Médicis French: Vassilis Alexakis , La Langue maternelle and Andreï Makine, Le testament français
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Prix Médicis International: Alessandro Baricco, Les châteaux de la colère
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Pulitzer Prize for Drama: Horton Foote, The Young Man From Atlanta
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Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: Carol Shields, The Stone Diaries
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Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Philip Levine, The Simple Truth
- Whitbread Best Book Award : Kate Atkinson, Behind the Scenes at the Museum
Last updated: 08-12-2005 10:36:24
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