Literature year 1970
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Overview of the literary years
Further events
New releases
Novels, short stories
- Everything for the gallery - Gabriele Wohmann
- On the beach - Cesare Pavese
- The fear of the goalkeeper at the penalty kick - Peter Handke
- Are You There God? It's me, Margaret. (OA) - Judy Blume
- The Birds on the Trees (OA) - Nina Bawden
- Pear flies to Mars / pear in the clothing factory - Günter Herburger
- The Bluest Eye (OA) - Toni Morrison
- The book of ridiculous love (OA) - Milan Kundera
- Deliverance (OA) - James Dickey
- Serious intention - Gabriele Wohmann
- Fantastic Mr Fox (OA) - Roald Dahl
- The Escape of Mr. Monde - Georges Simenon
- Don't walk the quiet streets - Ray Bradbury
- The grass - Claude Simon
- The Guardians (OA) - John Christopher
- Autumn in the Moomin Valley (OA) - Tove Jansson
- The Lord of the Rings (Volume 2 + 3) - JRR Tolkien
- A Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel García Márquez
- Islands in the Stream (OA) - Ernest Hemingway (posthumous)
- Anniversaries (Vol. 1) - Uwe Johnson
- The lime works - Thomas Bernhard
- Alligators Carnival - JG Ballard
- Kolme katku vahel (OA, vol. 1; "The life of Balthasar Rüssow" ) - Jaan Kross
- All lovely old ladies - Agatha Christie
- Love on Don - Heinz G. Konsalik
- "Maigret" novels by Georges Simenon :
- Maigret and the murderer + Maigret and his childhood friend + Maigret hesitates (anthology, German)
- La Folle de Maigret (OA)
- The man on the balcony - Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö
- Michel puts the world in order - Astrid Lindgren
- Our Friends from Frolix 8 (OA) - Philip K. Dick
- Passenger to Frankfurt (OA) - Agatha Christie
- Play It as It Lays (OA) - Joan Didion
- Portnoy's Complaints - Philip Roth
- Ringworld (OA) - Larry Niven
- Ripley Under Ground (OA) - Patricia Highsmith
- The Hour of the Bull (OA) - Ivan Yefremov
- The tiger from Shangri-La - Harry Thürk
- Time and Again (OA) - Jack Finney
- And the big ones are let go (OA) - Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö
- And Jimmy went to the rainbow - Johannes Mario Simmel
- The world of two moons - Edmund Cooper
- The Year of the Quiet Sun (OA) - Wilson Tucker
- Zettel's dream - Arno Schmidt
- The Forger's Tremor - Patricia Highsmith
Dramas
- Iron wanker - Heinrich Henkel
- Child's play - Martin Walser
- Mauser (created in 1970) - Heiner Müller
Non-fiction
- Aesthetic Theory - Theodor W. Adorno (posthumous)
- L'empire des signes (OA) - Roland Barthes
- Power and violence - Hannah Arendt
- Sexfront - Günter Amendt (lead author)
Other works
- Approximations. Drugs and Intoxication (essay) - Ernst Jünger
- being fifth and ottos pug (poems) - Ernst Jandl
- The Labyrinth of Solitude (essay) - Octavio Paz
- Moondance (album) - Van Morrison
- New Morning and Self Portrait (albums) - Bob Dylan
- The order of discourse (lecture) - Michel Foucault
- The Paris Peace Conference (Bibliography) - Max Gunzenhäuser
- Salima bor i Kashmir (photo book from the Children of Our Earth series ) - Vera Forsberg (text) and Anna Riwkin-Brick (photographs)
- The scarecrows (ballet libretto) - Günter Grass
Foundations
- The American book publisher Abaris Books , specializing in art history publications, is founded.
- The Assoverlag , which specializes in contemporary literature from the Ruhr area, is founded.
- The Hamburg office for exile literature is founded at the University of Hamburg.
- The Berlin-based Karin Kramer Verlag , which existed until 2014, is founded.
- Today's Swiss Peter Lang Publishing Group is founded as Peter Lang GmbH in Frankfurt am Main.
- The Merve Verlag was founded in West Berlin.
- The later Stroemfeld Verlag is founded in Frankfurt am Main under the name Roter Stern .
- The academic paperback series Uni-Taschenbücher is founded by eleven specialist book publishers; the first titles appear in spring 1971.
- The German writers' association Werkkreis Literatur der Arbeitswelt is founded.
First events
- The Mainz mini press fair is held for the first time.
- The FDJ's “Central Poetry Seminar ” for young people aged 14 to 26 is taking place in Schwerin for the first time.
For the first time appear ...
- Aesthetics & Communication , German cultural magazine
- BASAR , literary book series in the GDR published by Neues Leben in Berlin until 1990
- Charlie Hebdo , French satirical magazine
- DIE - Criminal Evidence Investigations , until 2001 (initially in the GDR) published book series in paperback format for detective novels
- Journal for General Philosophy of Science , English-language epistemological journal
- Luchterhand Collection , series of paperback books by Luchterhand Verlag
- Silberpfeil - The young chief , until 1988 published by Bastei Verlag western comic
- Subaru , Japanese literary magazine
- Texts Metzler , series of literary studies published by JB Metzler Verlag until 1981
- Tommy Banco , Franco-Belgian comic series that appeared until 1975
- Trajekt , in-house magazine of the Hinstorff Verlag in Rostock, published until 1990
Last appear ...
- Epoca , monthly magazine for cultural and political topics published since 1963
- Writings at the time. Series of cultural publications by Artemis Verlag, series published by Artemis Verlag in Switzerland since 1942
Anniversaries (selection)
Born in 1970
January - March
- Carl Frode Tiller , Norwegian writer January 4th:
- January 16: Garth Ennis , Northern Irish comic book writer
- January 16: Petra Neomillnerová , Czech science fiction writer
- January 22nd: Philipp Blom , German writer, essayist, journalist and translator
- January 24th: Lynn Coady , Canadian English language writer
- January 25: Stephen Chbosky , American novelist and screenwriter
- Katja Petrowskaja , Ukrainian-German literary scholar, writer and journalist February 3:
- Norman Ohler , German author February 4th:
- Kathrin Heinrichs , German writer and cabaret artist February 8:
- February 10: Åsne Seierstad , Norwegian writer and journalist
- February 11: Reinhard Kleist , German graphic designer, comic book author and illustrator
- February 20: Julia Franck , German writer
- February 27: Jørn Lier Horst , Norwegian writer
- February 28: Daniel Handler , American writer ( Lemony Snicket )
- Timm Kruse , German journalist and book author March 3rd:
- Simone Meier , Swiss journalist and writer March 5th:
- March 12: Dave Eggers , American writer and editor
- March 18: Andreas Reckwitz , German sociologist and cultural scientist
- March 26: Martin McDonagh , Irish playwright, screenwriter and film director
- March 28: Jennifer Weiner , American writer
- March 31: Agnes Hammer , German writer
April June
- Brad Meltzer , American novelist and comic book writer April 1:
- Dietmar Dath , German writer and translator April 3:
- Paavo Matsin , Estonian writer April 4:
- Anatol Stefanowitsch , German English scholar, linguist and author April 9th:
- April 10: Christophe Honoré , French director and writer
- April 14: Michelle McNamara , American "True Crime" author († 2016)
- April 14: Faruk Šehić , Bosnian writer and journalist
- April 17th: Petr Borkovec , Czech poet, translator and cultural editor
- April 17th: Lars Rensmann , German political scientist
- April 18: Lena Andersson , Swedish writer and journalist
- April 19: Mariko Kikuta , Japanese children's author and illustrator
- April 23: James Knapp , American science fiction writer
- April 25: Adriana Lisboa , Brazilian writer and translator
- April 25: Jörg Sundermeier , German journalist, author and publisher
- April 26th: Nicole Rensmann , German writer (fantastic literature)
- Mario Schneider , German filmmaker, film composer and author May 5th:
- May 11: Eva Menasse , Austrian journalist and writer
- May 15: Judith Hermann , German writer
- May 20: Dorthe Nors , Danish writer
- May 23: Dorothee Brantz , German historian and author
- May 24th: Nika Bertram , German writer
- May 26: Alex Garland , British writer, screenwriter and director
- May 30th: René Steininger , Austrian poet and prose author
- May 31: Paolo Sorrentino , Italian film director and writer
- Stefán Máni , Icelandic writer June 3:
- Gayle Forman , American writer June 5:
- Sarah Dessen , American author of children's books June 6:
- Benjamin Stein , German writer, journalist and publicist June 6:
- June 10: Gerður Kristný , Icelandic writer
- June 11: Jane Goldman , British author
- June 15: Naomi Schenck , German production designer and author
- June 17th: Kamel Daoud , Algerian journalist and writer (writing in French)
- June 18: Karin Fellner , German poet, author, translator
- June 20: Anni Bürkl , Austrian writer and publicist
- June 21: Märten Kross , Estonian musician, photographer and writer
- June 25th: Sven Stricker , German radio play director and author
- June 27: Cecily von Ziegesar , American writer
- June 28th: Chris Paja , German children's book author
July September
- Alexandra Hildebrandt , German publicist July 2nd:
- Nora Amin , Egyptian writer, essayist and translator July 4th:
- Dunja Arnaszus , German radio play author July 7th:
- Christian Schuldt , German sociologist and author July 7:
- July 12: Indrek Hargla , Estonian writer
- July 15: İlhan Atasoy , German-Turkish cabaret artist and author
- July 16: Tommy Jaud , German writer
- July 23: Thea Dorn , German writer, playwright and literary critic
- July 25: Harold Ian Miltner , Scottish poet and non-fiction author
- August 11th: Eduard Freundlinger , Austrian writer
- August 17th: Andrus Kivirähk , Estonian writer and journalist
- August 17th: Heike Omerzu , German Protestant theologian and author
- August 18: Harald Rosenløw Eeg , Norwegian writer
- August 19: Luc Bürgin , Swiss journalist, publicist and author
- August 23: Johan Heliot , French writer
- August 23: Nikolai Starikov , politicizing Russian author
- August 24: Heiko Werning , German author of non-fiction and fiction
- August 25: Dominique Ziegler , Swiss writer and playwright
- August 26: Mark Benecke , German criminal biologist and author
- August 28: Mian Mian , Chinese writer
- August 30: Isabel Ashdown , British writer
- August 30: Kätlin Kaldmaa , Estonian writer, translator and literary critic
- Christian Schüle , German writer and essayist August:
- Sybille Hein , German children's book author, cabaret artist and illustrator September 2nd:
- Sandra Kegel , German literary critic and culture editor September 3:
- Maximilian Steinbeis , German writer, journalist, blogger and lawyer September 7th:
- September 11th: Paul B. Preciado , Spanish philosopher and gender researcher
- September 12: Jacek Gutorow , Polish poet, essayist, literary historian, literary critic and translator
- September 14: János Térey , Hungarian poet, writer, playwright and translator († 2019)
- September 16: Nick Sagan , American novelist and screenwriter
- September 17th: Christina Lutter , Austrian historian and cultural scientist
- September 17th: Marko Martin , German writer and publicist
- September 21: Samantha Power , Irish-American writer and diplomat
- September 22nd: David J. Schwartz , American science fiction and fantasy writer
- September 23: Pierre Grimbert , French fantasy writer
- September 25: David Benioff , American writer
- September 27: Pedro Mairal , Argentine writer
- September 27: Nathalie Mälzer-Semlinger , German literary scholar and translator
October - December
- Martin Poltrum , Austrian philosopher, psychotherapist and essayist October 2nd:
- October 12: Kai Agthe , German writer and literary critic
- October 12: Sven Nagel , German director and author
- October 16: Lisa Spalt , Austrian writer
- October 20: Anna Katharina Hahn , German writer
- October 20: Aapo Ilves , Estonian writer, poet, essayist, ...
- October 21: Birgit Lengers , German theater scholar, theater director, dramaturge and author
- October 25: Micha Krämer , German writer
- October 27: Jonathan Stroud , British writer
- October 28: Ayad Akhtar , American novelist and playwright
- October 28: Stephan Knösel , German youth writer and screenwriter
- Ethan Hawke , American actor and writer November 6:
- Chris Adrian , American pediatrician and author November 7:
- Jochen Schmidt , German writer and translator November 9:
- November 13: Charlotte Martinz-Turek , Austrian cultural historian and author († 2009)
- November 15: Enrico Ianniello , Italian actor, writer and translator
- November 24th: Marlon James , Jamaican writer
- November 27: Han Kang , South Korean writer
- Andrew Sean Greer , American writer November:
- Sarah Silverman , American comedian, actress, and writer December 1:
- Joumana Haddad , Lebanese poet, writer and translator December 6th:
- Anna Gavalda , French writer and journalist December 9:
- Kevin Hearne , American fantasy writer December 9:
- December 11th: Wendy Guerra , Cuban poet and writer
- December 24: Adam Haslett , American writer
- December 26th: Joachim Geil , German writer and essayist
- December 31: Eleonora Hummel , German writer
Exact date unknown
- Michele Abbate , Italian classical philologist and historian of philosophy
- Raja Alem , Saudi Arabian writer
- Caroline Arni , Swiss historian and sociologist
- Anita Augustin , Austrian dramaturge and writer
- Shalom foreigner , American author and essayist
- Esmahan Aykol , Turkish-German journalist and crime novelist
- Daniel Bax , German-Dutch journalist, publicist and non-fiction author
- Josh Bazell , American crime novel writer
- Eva Bonné , German translator from English
- Andreas Borcholte , German culture editor
- Katja Brandis , German writer
- Michael A. Burstein , American science fiction writer
- Marvin Chlada , German social and cultural scientist, writer and essayist
- Gunnar Cynybulk , German publisher and writer
- Matthias Debureaux , French journalist and book author
- Paul Divjak , Austrian author and (media) artist
- Nathan Englander , American writer
- Gerd Fischer , German author of crime novels
- Corinna Harder , German author, especially of children's and youth literature
- Petra Hartmann , German writer (fantastic literature)
- Yuri Herrera , Mexican writer
- Annette Hug , Swiss author
- Matto Kämpf , Swiss writer as well as film and theater maker
- Ben Kane , Irish writer
- Kim Sun-Woo , South Korean writer and poet
- Kim Yeon-su , South Korean writer, poet, and essayist
- Verena von Koskull , German translator from Italian and English
- Andreas Kossert , German historian
- Anke Kuhl , German illustrator and author of children's books
- Amara Lakhous , Algerian journalist and writer
- Rachida Lamrabet , Belgian lawyer and writer of Moroccan origin
- Giuseppe Maio , Italian author and director of German-language radio plays and radio features
- Beate Maly , Austrian writer
- Christoph Marzi , German writer
- Michael Mastrototaro , Austrian media artist, also an author
- Hisham Matar , Libyan writer (writing in English)
- Christopher Mlalazi , Zimbabwean writer
- Maren Möhring , German historian and cultural scientist
- Sue Mongredien , British writer
- Neel Mukherjee , Indian writer (writing in English)
- Jan-Werner Müller , German political scientist and historian (political theory and history of ideas)
- Patrice Nganang , Cameroonian writer, poet, essayist and literary scholar
- Margareth Obexer , German-Italian writer, playwright, essayist, radio play author and translator
- Sebastian Orlac , German director and writer
- Katja Oskamp , German writer
- Carolin Pienkos , German-Austrian theater director
- Wolfgang Popp , Austrian writer and journalist
- Heinz Praßl , Austrian writer
- Dagmar Pruin , German Protestant theologian, author and editor
- Thomas Raab , Austrian writer and musician
- Jens Raschke , German children's theater maker, playwright and author
- Jonathan Robijn , Belgian writer
- Thomas Sautner , Austrian writer and essayist
- Hans Bernhard Schmid , Swiss philosopher and sociologist
- Christian Schoen , German art historian, curator and author
- Christoph Schubert , German classical philologist
- Michał Sobol , Polish poet
- Rafael Spregelburd , Argentine playwright, director and translator
- Tanja Stelzer , German journalist and book author
- Gonçalo M. Tavares , Portuguese writer, playwright, poet and essayist
- Verena Themsen , German writer
- Philipp Tingler , German-Swiss writer, essayist and literary critic
- Gabriela Ruivo Trindade , Portuguese writer and psychologist
- Kia Vahland , German art historian, biographer and essayist
- Dennis Vlaminck , German writer and journalist
- Hannes Wirlinger , Austrian screenwriter and writer for young people
- Alissa York , Canadian English language writer
Died in 1970
January - March
- Freder van Holk , German author January 1:
- Raúl Aparicio , Cuban journalist and writer January 3rd:
- Jürgen Dennert , German political scientist and author January 4th:
- Oleksa Stefanowytsch , Ukrainian poet and literary critic January 4th:
- Fritz Heinemann , German philosopher January 7th:
- Mieczysław Grydzewski , Polish journalist, columnist, theater and literary critic January 9:
- Karl Unselt , German writer January 9:
- January 10: Charles Olson , American poet and essayist, author of the "Mayan Letters"
- January 14: Werner Wilk , German writer, lecturer and editor
- January 15: Leah Goldberg , Israeli writer, poet and translator
- January 15: Tomisawa Uio , Japanese writer and translator
- January 19: Albert Mähl , German writer in High and Low German
- January 29: Basil Liddell Hart , British military historian
- Ernst Waldinger , Austrian-American poet and essayist February 1:
- Bertrand Russell , British mathematician and philosopher February 2:
- Edwin Carlile Litsey , American poet and writer February 3:
- Louise Bogan , American poet and literary critic February 4:
- Eduard Fraenkel , German-British classical philologist February 5:
- Benno Reifenberg , German journalist, writer and publicist February 9:
- February 11th: HM Bateman , British cartoonist and cartoonist
- February 12: Guy Endore , American writer
- February 12: Karl Raddatz , German editor, politician and author
- February 13: Hans-Jürgen Krahl , German student activist and author
- February 15: Gertrud Busch , German writer
- February 17: Samuel Agnon , Hebrew writer
- February 17th: Friedrich Bassenge , German legal philosopher, editor, translator, editor and author
- February 17th: Andrij Malyschko , Ukrainian-Soviet poet, translator, literary critic and publicist
- February 20: Johannes Pfeiffer , German literary scholar and essayist
- February 21: Johannes Semper , Estonian-Soviet writer and translator
- February 22nd: Hermine Cloeter , Austrian writer
- February 22nd: Kurt Saucke , German bookseller and publisher
- February 25: Siegfried Lang , Swiss philologist, poet and translator
- February 27: Michael Lewis , British writer and naval historian
- Joseph Schechtman , Russian-born social scientist and author March 1:
- Joseph Vialatoux , French philosopher March 2nd:
- Rodolfo Moleiro , Venezuelan poet March 4th:
- Paul Mayer , German editor, poet, writer, biographer and translator March 8:
- March 11: Erle Stanley Gardner , American writer
- March 13: Sigismund von Radecki , German writer, essayist and translator
- March 15: Arthur Adamov , French novelist and playwright
- March 15: Josef Martin Bauer , German (Nazi affinity) writer and radio play author
- March 15: Tarjei Vesaas , Norwegian writer and poet
- March 17th: Jérôme Carcopino , French ancient historian
- March 17: Fernand Crommelynck , French-speaking Belgian playwright
- March 20: Herbert Grundmann , German medieval and religious historian
- March 20: Erich Neubert , German book illustrator
- March 21: GER Gedye , British journalist and author
- March 21: Marlen Haushofer , Austrian writer
- March 21: Henri de Ziegler , Swiss philologist; Writer, poet, biographer and translator
- March 22nd: Walter Jockisch , German opera director and director
- March 22nd: Robert Kahn , German-American Germanist and poet
- March 24th: Walter Heichen , German writer, translator, editor and publishing director
- March 24th: Hanns von Krannhals , German historian, author and translator
- March 28: Nathan Alterman , Israeli poet, playwright, translator and journalist
- March 28: Margarete Bonnevie , Norwegian author and politician
- March 29: Vera Brittain , British writer
- March 29: Anna Louise Strong , American journalist and author
April June
- Friedrich Wencker-Wildberg , German writer and translator April 2:
- Victor Otto Stomps , German publisher and writer April 4:
- Auguste Lazar , Austrian-German writer April 7th:
- Julius Pokorny , linguist and Celtologist from Prague April 8:
- Arnold Hugh Martin Jones , British ancient historian April 9:
- Gonzague de Reynold , Swiss writer and right-wing conservative intellectual April 9:
- April 11: John O'Hara , American writer
- April 11: Franz Schoenberner , German editor, lecturer and writer
- April 17: Wilhelm E. Süskind , German writer, translator, editor and journalist
- April 18: Hans Rost , German journalist and publicist
- April 19: Friedrich Burschell , German writer and translator
- April 20: Josef Beneš , Czech philosopher
- April 20: Paul Celan , German-language poet
- April 21: Enid Starkie , Irish Romance philologist, literary scholar and biographer
- April 23: Hildegard Piscator , German writer
- April 25th: Hans Haidenbauer , Austrian working-class poet
- April 26: John Knittel , Swiss writer and playwright
- April 26: Gypsy Rose Lee , American actress, dancer, writer, and playwright
- April 27: Ilmari Kianto , Finnish writer
- April 28: Herbert Burgmüller , German librarian and writer
- April 28: Leopold Zahn , Austrian art historian, writer and biographer
- April 30th: Jacques Presser , Dutch historian and writer
- Nan Chauncy , British-Australian children's author May 1st:
- Tikhon Syomushkin , Soviet writer May 6:
- May 12th: Nelly Sachs , German-Swedish writer and poet
- May 14th: Fritz Perls , German-American psychotherapist
- May 15: Justin Steinfeld , German journalist and writer
- May 17: Nigel Balchin , British writer
- May 17: Heinz Hartmann , Austrian-American psychoanalyst and author
- May 17th: Georges Limbour , French writer, poet and essayist
- May 19: Tadeusz Breza , Polish writer
- May 20: Hermann Nunberg , American psychoanalyst, author and editor of European origin
- May 22nd: Willa Muir , British writer, essayist and translator
- May 24: Frank Dalby Davison , Australian writer
- May 26: Ronald Victor Courtenay Bodley , British officer and writer
- May 26: Karl Küpper , German hand-made speaker (Cologne)
- May 26: Lambert Schneider , German publisher
- May 29: John Gunther , American journalist and writer
- Valery Gerasimova , Soviet writer and literary critic June 2:
- Orhan Kemal , Turkish writer June 2:
- Albert Lamorisse , French film director and author June 2nd:
- Lucía Sánchez Saornil , Spanish poet, writer and feminist June 2nd:
- Giuseppe Ungaretti , Italian writer June 2nd:
- Roberto Longhi , Italian art historian June 3:
- Edward Williams , British journalist and writer June 5:
- Herberth E. Herlitschka , Austrian translator June 6:
- EM Forster , British writer June 7:
- Abraham Maslow , American psychologist June 8:
- June 12: Anna von Rottauscher , Austrian sinologist, author and translator
- June 13: Oksana Ljaturynska , Ukrainian poet and sculptor
- June 14th: Roman Ingarden , Polish philosopher
- June 15: José Sobral de Almada Negreiros , Portuguese visual artist and writer
- June 15: Robert MacIver , American sociologist
- June 15: Hortense Powdermaker , American anthropologist
- June 15: Gerhard Zschäbitz , German historian
- June 16: Elsa Triolet , Russian-French writer
- June 18: NP van Wyk Louw , South African poet, novelist and playwright (writing in Afrikaans)
- June 21: Lev Kassil , Soviet children's author and biographer
- June 21: Cecil Roth , British historian of Judaism
- June 23: István Fekete , Hungarian writer
- June 24th: Artur Saternus , German journalist, author and translator
- June 25: Henrique Galvão , Portuguese officer; Writer, playwright and translator
- June 26: Leopoldo Marechal , Argentine writer
- June 27: Poul F. Joensen , Faroese poet and satirist
- June 27: Pierre Mac Orlan , French writer, poet and essayist
- June 28: Erich von Kahler , German writer, cultural philosopher and sociologist
- June 29th: Stefan Andres , German writer
July September
- Allen Lane , British publisher July 7:
- July 14th: Adolf Uzarski , German writer, painter and graphic artist
- July 14th: Herbert Zand , Austrian narrator, poet, essayist, translator, editor
- July 15: Max Barth , German journalist, poet and writer
- July 15: Eric Berne , Canadian-American psychotherapist and author
- July 18: Harry Kahn , German writer, playwright, critic and translator
- July 26th: Johann Sofer , Austrian Romance philologist
- July 29th: Franz Ludwig Neher , German author
- Annemarie Horschitz-Horst , German translator July:
- August 10: Nikolai Erdman , Soviet playwright and text writer
- August 12: Lu Märten , German publicist and writer
- August 12: Hilde Roth , German children's book author
- August 17th: Ernst Niefenthaler , Alemannic dialect poet
- August 18: Heinrich Strobel , German musicologist, biographer and librettist
- August 24: Rudolf Sirge , Estonian writer
- August 24: Isa Strasser , Austrian journalist and writer
- August 27: Henrikas Radauskas , Lithuanian poet and writer
- August 28: Heinz Klemm , German journalist, editor and writer
- August 29: Frederic Mellinger , German theater critic and director
- François Mauriac , French writer September 1:
- Agnes E. Meyer , American journalist, author, translator and patron September 1:
- Werner Schwidder , German psychoanalyst and author September 2:
- Vasyl Sukhomlynskyj , Ukrainian-Soviet educator and writer September 2nd:
- Hans Heitmann , Nazi-affine German writer September 4th:
- Leo Matthias , German journalist and travel writer September 8:
- September 14: Rudolf Carnap , German philosopher
- September 17th: France Bevk , Slovenian writer
- September 22nd: Janko Alexy , Slovak painter and writer
- September 22nd: Erich Ebermayer , German writer and playwright
- September 23: Zhao Shuli , Chinese writer
- September 25: Erich Maria Remarque , German writer
- September 28: John Dos Passos , American writer
- September 29th: Hans Aufricht-Ruda , German writer
October - December
- Charles Méré , French playwright, screenwriter and librettist October 2nd:
- Hans Krieg , German ethnologist, zoologist and travel writer October 5th:
- Julian Przyboś , Polish poet, essayist and translator October 6:
- Lucien Goldmann , French philosopher, sociologist and literary theorist October 8:
- Jean Giono , French writer October 9:
- October 12: Feodor Rojankovsky , Russian-American illustrator and author
- October 14: Jella Lepman , German journalist and children's book author and sponsor
- October 17: Quincy Wright , American political scientist
- October 18: Máirtín Ó Cadhain , Irish-speaking Irish writer and literary critic
- October 19: Unica Zürn , German writer and illustrator
- October 24: Richard Hofstadter , American historian
- October 30: Alexandr Hořejší , Czech poet and translator
- October 31: Tama Morita , Japanese essayist
- Robert Staughton Lynd , American sociologist November 1:
- Johannes Urzidil , Austrian-Czechoslovakian writer November 2:
- Ludwig Lazarus , German bookseller, antiquarian and writer November 3rd:
- Hans Bauer , German theater director November 4th:
- Friedrich Kellner , German author of diaries during the Nazi era November 4th:
- Vilmos Korn , German writer November 6th:
- Napoleon Hill , American author November 8:
- November 12th: Percy Ernst Schramm , German historian and editor
- November 15th: Arthur Georgi junior , German publisher and bookseller
- November 16: Geo Hering , German journalist and writer
- November 17: Andrejs Upīts , Latvian-Soviet writer, critic and literary scholar
- November 18: Richard Feder , Czech rabbi and author
- November 19: Kurt Frieberger , Austrian writer, playwright and translator
- November 21: Anzia Yezierska , American writer
- November 25: Yukio Mishima , Japanese writer and political activist
- November 26: Sigfrid Siwertz , Swedish writer
- November 27: Siegfried Behn , German philosopher and educator
- November 28: Jan Drda , Czech prose writer and playwright
- November 28th: Fritz von Unruh , German writer and playwright
- Carl Böckli , Swiss cartoonist, writer and publicist December 4:
- Rube Goldberg , American cartoonist December 7th:
- December 12th: John Paddy Carstairs , British writer and film director
- December 16: Oscar Lewis , American cultural anthropologist or ethnologist
- December 16: Friedrich Pollock , German sociologist and economist
- December 16: Charles Edward Smith , American jazz writer and critic
- December 18: Marc Boegner , French theologian and essayist
- December 21: Anna Elisabet Weirauch , German actress and writer
- December 25th: Robert Lejeune , Swiss evangelical clergyman and author
- December 29th: Adalbert von Bayern , German historian, author and biographer
- December 31: Michael Balint , Hungarian-British psychoanalyst and author
- December 31: Cyril Scott , British composer and writer
- Katja Weintraub , German translator from Polish December:
- in 1970: Wiktor Saparin , Soviet science fiction writer
Literature prizes 1970
German literary prizes
- Alex Wedding Prize : Kurt David
- Alexander Zinn Literature Prize : Dieter Meichsner
- Andreas Gryphius Prize : Kurt Heynicke ; Honorary gifts: Barbara König and Dagmar Nick
- Bremen Literature Prize : Christian Enzensberger for a larger attempt on dirt (acceptance of the prize rejected)
- German critic award : Jean Améry
- Eichendorff Literature Prize : Hans Lipinsky-Gottersdorf
- F. C. Weiskopf Prize : Eva Schumann
- Freudenthal Prize : Ewald Hillermann ; Gudrun Munster
- Friedrich Gerstäcker Prize : Secret order from Christopher S. Hagen
- Friedrich Hebbel Prize (selection): Albert Mähl
- Georg Büchner Prize : Thomas Bernhard
- Georg Mackensen Literature Prize : Ingeborg Drewitz ; Eva Zeller
- Gerhart Hauptmann Prize : Siegfried Lenz for the time of the innocent
- Gerhart Hauptmann Prize : Heinrich Henkel for iron wankers
- Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt am Main : Georg Lukács
- Great Literature Prize of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts : Rudolf Hartung and Hans Paeschke
- Heinrich Heine Prize of the Ministry of Culture of the GDR : Rolf Recknagel , Manfred Streubel
- Heinrich Mann Prize : Fritz Selbmann , Jeanne Stern , Kurt Stern , Martin Viertel
- Radio play award of the war blind : Paul or the destruction of an audio sample by Wolf Wondratschek
- Johann Heinrich Merck Prize : Joachim Kaiser
- Johann Peter Hebel Prize : Marie Luise Kaschnitz
- Lessing Prize of the GDR : Werner Mittenzwei ; Armin Stolper
- Lessing-Ring : Siegfried Lenz
- German Freemasons Prize for Literature : Siegfried Lenz
- Quickborn Prize : Wilhelmine Siefkes
International literary prizes
- Adalbert Stifter Medal (Austria): Jeannie Ebner
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Akutagawa Prize :
- 1st half: Pureō eito no yoake by Komao Furuyama and Mumyōjōya by Tomoko Yoshida
- 2nd edition: Yōko by Yoshikichi Furui
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Anisfield-Wolf Book Award (selection):
- Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto by Vine Deloria Junior
- The Negro in Brazilian Society by Florestan Fernandes
- Anton Wildgans Prize : Peter Marginter
- Astrid Lindgren Prize (Sweden) : Lennart Hellsing
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Australian Science Fiction Achievement Awards (selection):
- Best Australian Science Fiction: Dancing Gerontius by Lee Harding
- Best International Science Fiction: Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino
- Bancroft Prize (selection): The Creation of the American Republic, 1776–1787 by Gordon S. Wood
- Bialik Prize : Chajim Hasas
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Bologna Ragazzi Award (selection):
- Premio Grafico BolognaFiere per l'Infanzia: 1, 2, 3 a train to the zoo by Eric Carle
- Booker Prize : The Elected Member by Bernice Rubens
- Books Abroad International Prize for Literature : Giuseppe Ungaretti
- British Science Fiction Association Award (novel): The Jagged Orbit by John Brunner
- Caldecott Medal : William Steig for Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
- Carnegie Medal : The God Beneath the Sea by Leon Garfield and Edward Blishen
- Cholmondeley Award (selection): Kamau Brathwaite ; Kathleen Raine
- CNA Literary Award (Afrikaans literature): Lotus von Breyten Breytenbach
- Dagger Award (category “Silver Dagger for Fiction”): The Labyrinth Makers by Anthony Price
- Dobloug Prize : Kåre Holt (Norway) and Birgitta Potsig (Sweden)
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Edgar Allan Poe Awards (selection):
- Best novel: Forfeit by Dick Francis
- Best First Novel: A Time for Predators, by Joe Gores
- Best Short Story: Goodbye, Pops by Joe Gores
- Grand Master Award: James M. Cain
- Esther Glen Award : Margaret Mahy for A Lion in the Meadow
- Expressens Heffaklump :
- Franz Theodor Csokor Prize : Wolfgang Bauer
- Women's Literature Prize (Japan; selection): Oyuki. Tosa Ichijō-ke no hōkai by Tomie Ōhara
- Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize : King Log by Geoffrey Hill
- Georg Brandes Prize : Litteratursociologiske essays by Sven Møller Kristensen
- Georg Trakl Prize for Poetry : Max Hölzer
- Grand Prix Gobert (selection): L'Histoire de la Seconde Guerre mondiale by Henri Michel
- Grand Prix littéraire de l'Afrique noire : Kotia-Nima by Boubou Hama
- Grand Prix du Roman : La Folle de Lituanie by Bertrand Poirot-Delpech
- Grand Austrian State Prize for Literature: Christine Lavant
- Japanese Literature Grand Prize : Izumo no Okuni by Sawako Ariyoshi
- Samfundet De Nio Grand Prix (selection): Stig Claesson
- De Gyldne Laurbær : Leif Panduro
- Hans Christian Andersen Prize : Gianni Rodari (author) and Maurice Sendak (illustrator)
- Hawthornden Prize : Monk Dawson of Piers Paul Read
- Herder Prize (selection): Gyula Illyés
- Hertzogprys for prose: By fakkelig , 'n Lug vol Helder Cloud and Spiraal by Karel Schoeman
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Hugo Awards :
- Best novel: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
- Best short novel: Ship of Shadows by Fritz Leiber
- Best Short Story: Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones by Samuel R. Delany
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James Tait Black Memorial Prize :
- Fiction: Eva Trout by Elizabeth Bowen
- Biography: Mary, Queen Of Scots by Antonia Fraser
- John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel : The Year of the Quiet Sun by Wilson Tucker (= 1976 retrospectively awarded for 1970)
- Kikuchi Kan Prize (selection): Jun Etō ; Matsumoto Seicho
- Critic prizes (Denmark) : Hyrder by Peter Seeberg
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Award : Elwyn Brooks White
- Literature Prize of the Canton of Basel-Landschaft : Paul Jenni for his books for young people
- Literature Prize of the Nordic Council : Anna (jeg) Anna by Klaus Rifbjerg
- Literature Prize of the City of Vienna : Friedrich Schreyvogl
- Lost Man Booker Prize : Troubles by JG Farrell (awarded in 2010)
- Miles Franklin Award : A Horse of Air by Dal Stivens
- Naoki Prize (selection): Hikari to kage by Jun'ichi Watanabe
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National Book Awards :
- Fiction : Joyce Carol Oates with Them
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Nonfiction :
- Erik H. Erikson with Gandhi's Truth: On the Origins of Militant Nonviolence
- Lillian Hellman with An Unfinished Woman: A Memoir
- T. Harry Williams with Huey Long
- Poetry : Elizabeth Bishop with The Complete Poems
- Children's Books : Isaac Bashevis Singer with A Day of Pleasure: Stories of a Boy Growing up in Warsaw
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Nebula Awards :
- Best novel: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
- Best Short Novel: A Boy and His Dog, by Harlan Ellison
- Best story: Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones by Samuel R. Delany
- Best Short Story: Passengers by Robert Silverberg
- The 15 best SF short stories before the Nebula Awards existed (selection): The Nine Billion Names of God by Arthur C. Clarke
- New York Drama Critics' Circle Award (Best American Play): The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds by Paul Zindel
- Nils Holgersson plaque : Stig Ericson
- Nobel Prize in Literature : Alexander Solzhenitsyn
- Noma Literature Prize : Jun Etō and Ken'ichi Yoshida
- Austrian State Prize for European Literature : Eugène Ionesco
- Peter Rosegger Prize : Wolfgang Bauer
- Premio Alfaguara de Novela : Todas esas muertes by Carlos Droguett
- Premio Campiello : L'attore by Mario Soldati
- Prêmio Jabuti : Lúcia McCartney by Rubem Fonseca
- Premio Nacional de Literatura de Chile : Carlos Droguett
- Premio Planeta : La cruz invertida by Marcos Aguinis
- Prix Claude-Farrère : Pierre Fritsch for Nous cousins d'Allemagne and Henri Spade
- Prix des Critiques : Edmond Jabès for Elya (price may not have been awarded until 1972)
- Prix des Deux Magots : Joko fête son anniversaire by Roland Topor
- Prix Femina : La Crève by François Nourissier
- Prix Goncourt : Le Roi des Aulnes by Michel Tournier
- Prix du Gouverneur général: poésie ou théâtre de langue anglaise (selection): The Collected Works of Billy the Kid by Michael Ondaatje
- Prix Interallié : Les Poneys sauvages by Michel Déon
- Prix Médicis étranger : Saut de la mort by Luigi Malerba
- Prix du Meilleur livre étranger : Trois tristes tigres by Guillermo Cabrera Infante
- Prix mondial Cino Del Duca : Jean Anouilh
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Pulitzer Prizes :
- Fiction : The Collected Stories by Jean Stafford
- Theater : No Place To Be Somebody by Charles Gordone
- Poetry : Untitled Subjects by Richard Howard
- Biography : Huey Long by T. Harry Williams
- Story : Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department by Dean Acheson
- Nonfiction book : Gandhi's Truth by Erik H. Erikson
- Review : Ada Louise Huxtable for her contributions to The New York Times in 1969
- Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry : Roy Fuller
- Riksmålsforbundets litteraturpris : Finn Carling
- Sait Faik Literature Prize : Zeyyat Selimoğlu for Direğin Tepesinde Bir Adam
- Swiss Schiller Foundation - Total Works Prize: Gustave Roud
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Seiun prices :
- Best Japanese novel: Reichōrui Minami e by Yasutaka Tsutsui
- Best Japanese Short Story: Full Nelson by Yasutaka Tsutsui
- Best foreign language novel: The Crystal World by JG Ballard
- Best short story in a foreign language: The Squirrel Cage by Thomas M. Disch
- Shingeki Kishida Gikyokushō : Jūrō Kara for Shōjo came
- Somerset Maugham Award : Jane Gaskell for A Sweet, Sweet Summer and Piers Paul Read for Monk Dawson
- Søren Gyldendal Prize : Kaarsted days
- Staatsprijs voor kinder- en jeugdliteratuur : Miep Diekmann
- Tamura Toshiko Prize (selection): Kazuko Saegusa for Jokei ga okonawarete iru
- Tanizaki Jun'ichirō Prize : Anshitsu by Junnosuke Yoshiyuki
- Vicky Metcalf Award : Farley Mowat
- Welti Prize : Raven games by Herbert Meier
- William Dean Howells Medal : The Confessions of Nat Turner by William Styron
- Yellow Kid (selection): Alfredo Castelli ; Johnny Hart ; Pif gadget
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Yomiuri Literature Prize (selection):
- Fiction : Gareki no naka by Ken'ichi Yoshida
- Essays / travelogues: Godai no tami by Ton Satomi
Related awards and honors
- Adolf Grimme Prize with gold : Tankred Dorst for Rotmord (together with Peter Zadek and Wilfried Minks )
- Antonio Feltrinelli Prize (selection): Eugenio Garin ; Giorgio Petrocchi
- Bavarian Art Prize : Herbert Rosendorfer
- Citizen Medal of the City of Stuttgart : Max Horkheimer
- Carl von Ossietzky Medal : Walter Fabian
- Ćišinski Prize (selection): 1st Prize: Pawoł Nowotny ; 2nd prize: Józef Nowak
- Conrad Ferdinand Meyer Prize (selection): Gerold Späth
- Eduard von der Heydt Culture Prize of the City of Wuppertal : Robert Wolfgang Schnell
- Ring of Honor of the City of Vienna (selection): Rudolf Kalmar junior
- Erich Weinert Medal : Helmut Baierl
- Ernst Moritz Arndt Medal : Günter Hofé
- Ernst Reuter Prize : Horst Mönnich
- Peace Prize of the German Book Trade : Alva Myrdal and Gunnar Myrdal
- Goethe Medal (selection): Pierre Bertaux ; Max Wehrli
- Goethe Prize of the City of Berlin (GDR): Heinz Czechowski , Heinz Kahlau
- Gutenberg Prize of the City of Leipzig (selection): German Museum of Books and Writing Leipzig
- Hegel Prize : Bruno Snell
- Humboldt plaque as a gift of honor : Otto Heuschele
- Israel Prize for Literature: Leah Goldberg (posthumous); Abba Kovner
- Johann Heinrich Voss Prize for Translation : Janheinz Jahn
- Joseph E. Drexel Prize (selection): Kurt Halbritter
- Kate Greenaway Medal : Mr Gumpy's Outing by John Burningham
- Konrad Adenauer Prize of the Germany Foundation (selection): Manfred Hausmann ; Winfried Martini
- Konrad Duden Prize : Johannes Erben
- Cultural honorary award of the state capital Munich : Erich Kästner
- Art Prize of the City of Basel : John Friedrich Vuilleumier
- Art Prize of the City of Innsbruck for Dramatic Poetry: Eva Lubinger
- Mainichi Culture Prize (selection): Takeuchi Yoshimi for Chūgoku o shiru tame ni
- Martin Andersen Nexö Art Prize (selection): Eva Schumann
- Molson Prize (selection): Northrop Frye ; Yves Thériault
- Montaigne Prize : Georges Poulet
- National Prize of the GDR 2nd class for art and literature (selection): Peter Edel
- National Prize of the GDR III. Class for art and literature (selection): Helmut Baierl ; Günther Deicke ; Karl Georg Egel
- National Prize for Sciences and Arts (Mexico; "Language and Literature" section): Juan Rulfo
- Order of the Red Banner of Labor : Anna Seghers
- Person with special cultural merit (Japan; selection): Horiguchi Daigaku
- Nuremberg City Prize : Gerhard Pfeiffer
- Prize of the City of Vienna for the Humanities : Albin Lesky
- Prize of the City of Vienna for Journalism : Otto Leichter
- Ralph Waldo Emerson Prize : Love and Will by Rollo May
- Schwabing Art Prize (literature): Eugen Skasa-Weiß
- Sigmund Freud Prize for Scientific Prose : Werner Heisenberg
- Sonning Prize : Max Tau
- Star of friendship between nations (selection): Anna Seghers
- Theodor Körner Prize (selection): Willi Butollo ; Anton Schwob ; Walter Wippersberg
- Theodor Wolff Prize (selection): Immanuel Birnbaum ; Helmut M. Braem ; Marie-Luise Scherer ; Günter Zehm
- Wilhelm Bracke Medal : Central Institute for Libraries
- Wilhelm Leuschner Medal (selection): Karl Gerold