1971 year of literature

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Michael S. Hart started Project Gutenberg , an internet library of free electronic versions of physically existing books ( retro-digitized books ), also known as e-texts . The project takes its name from the German printer Johannes Gutenberg , who invented letterpress printing with movable type in Europe in the 15th century.

Bodmer Foundation in Cologny

• Heinrich Böll is elected President of the International Writers' Union ( PEN ) for four years .

• February 26th : The Swiss book collector Martin Bodmer creates the literary museum Bibliotheca Bodmeriana in Cologny with a deed of foundation .

• Queen Elizabeth II awards Agatha Christie the title of Lady of the British Empire .

Libraries

The Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche (LIBER) is founded under the auspices of the Council of Europe . Members are European national and university libraries. LIBER is a member of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions .

New releases

Fiction

• The ant culture - TJ Bass
• Augustus - John Williams
• Walking - Thomas Bernhard
• Malina - Ingeborg Bachmann
• The fairy tale aunt - Jürg Federspiel
• The Obelisk - Wassil Bykau
• The fall - Friedrich Dürrenmatt

Non-fiction

• Capitalism and Freedom - Milton Friedman

Periodicals

• September 22nd: The Spanish weekly magazine Cambio 16 is founded, the concept of which is based on the news magazines Time and Der Spiegel . It will be an important press medium during the transition in Spain .

• Podium , an Austrian literary magazine that communicates contemporary literature from Austria and abroad

drama

• September 8: Premiere of the play Mass by Leonard Bernstein at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC

Born

• January 12: Barbara Laugwitz , German editor and publisher
• January 18: Binyavanga Wainaina , Kenyan journalist and writer († 2019)
• 0February 5th: Terézia Mora , Hungarian writer and translator
• 0February 6: Simon Stephens , British playwright
• February 22nd: Arnon Grunberg , Dutch writer
• 0March 2: Ijoma Mangold , German literary critic and book author
• 0March 9: Michael Weins , German writer
• 0April 2: Gwenaëlle Aubry , French philosopher and writer
• April 17th: David Wagner , German writer
• April 27: François Bégaudeau , French writer and literary critic
• April 30th: John Boyne , Irish writer
• June 14th: Kathrin Röggla , Austrian writer and playwright
• July 17: Cory Doctorow , Canadian writer and blogger
• July 31: Nils Mohl , German writer
• August 18: Marc Degens , German writer
• August 20: David Walliams , British actor and children's author
• August 21: Megan Abbott , American writer
• August 23: René Hamann , German writer
• 0October 8: Pınar Selek , Turkish essayist
• October 25: Elif Shafak , Turkish writer
• 0November 5: Rana Dasgupta , Indo-British writer
• November 28th: Marcus Braun , German writer and playwright
• December 24th: Patrick Hofmann , German writer
• December 30th: Lukas Bärfuss , Swiss writer and playwright
• December 30th: Eugie Foster , American science fiction and fantasy writer († 2014)

Exact date unknown

• Julia Encke , German author
• Davide Longo , Italian writer
• Michelle Tea , American author
• John Wray , American writer

Died

• 0March 1: František Hrubín , Czech writer and poet (* 1910)
• March 23: Simon Vestdijk , Dutch writer (* 1898)
• April 20: Uchida Hyakken , Japanese writer (* 1889)
• May 11: Rafał Wojaczek , Polish poet (* 1945)
• May 15: Bernward Vesper , German writer and publisher (* 1938)
• 0June 4th: Georg Lukács , Hungarian philosopher, literary scholar and critic (* 1885)
• 0July 3: Jim Morrison , American singer, songwriter and poet (born 1943)
• 0July 4th: August Derleth , American author of horror stories (* 1909)
• 0July 5: Thea Sternheim , German author (* 1883)
• 0July 6: Horst Lange , German writer (* 1904)
• July 11: John W. Campbell , American science fiction writer (* 1910)
• 0August 2: Ludwig Marcuse , German philosopher and writer (* 1894)
• September 20: Giorgos Seferis , Greek writer and Nobel Prize winner (* 1900)
• October 18: Peter Szondi , Hungarian literary scholar, critic, translator and essayist (* 1929)
• 0November 1: Gertrud von le Fort , German poet, writer and essayist (* 1876)
• 0December 4: Meinrad Inglin , Swiss writer (* 1893)
• December 14th: Edith Klatt , German writer (* 1895)

Literary prizes

• Nobel Prize in Literature : Pablo Neruda
• Prix ​​Goncourt : Les Bêtises by Jacques Laurent
• Booker Prize : VS Naipaul for In a Free State
• Georg Büchner Prize : Uwe Johnson
• Peace Prize of the German Book Trade : Marion Countess Dönhoff
• Nebula Award
  • Robert Silverberg , A Time of Changes , Time of Changes , Category: Best Novel
  • Katherine MacLean , The Missing Man , The Lost Man , Category: Best Short Novel
  • Poul Anderson , The Queen of Air and Darkness , The Queen of Air and Darkness , Category: Best Narration
  • Robert Silverberg, Good News from the Vatican , Good News from the Vatican , Category: Best Short Story
• Hugo Award
  • Larry Niven , Ringworld , Ringwelt , Category: Best Novel
  • Fritz Leiber , I'll Met in Lankhmar , The House of Thieves , Category: Best Short Novel
  • Theodore Sturgeon , Slow Sculpture , The slowest sculpture in the world , Category: Best short story
• Locus Award
  • Larry Niven, Ringworld , Ringworld
  • Harlan Ellison , The Region Between
• The Dutch youth literature award Gouden Griffel is awarded for the first time to:
  • Leonie Kooiker , Het malle ding van Bobbistiek , and Alet Schouten , De mare van de witte toren

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