Literature year 1977
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Overview of the literary years
Further events
Events
Literary prizes
- Frederik Pohl , Gateway , Gateway , Category: Best Novel
- Spider Robinson & Jeanne Robinson , Stardance , Part 1 of the novel: Star dance , Category: Best short novel
- Raccoona Sheldon , The Screwfly Solution , Die Goldfliegen-Solution also: Blowflies , Category: Best story
- Harlan Ellison , Jeffty Is Five , Jeffty is five , Category: Best Short Story
- Kate Wilhelm , Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang , Here birds used to sing , Category: Best novel
- James Tiptree, Jr. , Houston, Houston, Do You Read? , Houston, Houston, please report! , Category: Best Short Novel
- Spider Robinson , By Any Other Name , Only not by real name , Category: Best Short Novel (awarded twice)
- Isaac Asimov , The Bicentennial Man , The Bicentennial , Category: Best Narrative
- Joe Haldeman , Tricentennial , Tricentennial also: Three Centennial , Category: Best Short Story
- Kate Wilhelm, Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang , Here birds used to sing , Category: Best novel
- Michael Bishop , The Samurai and the Willows , Death of a Samurai , Category: Best Short Novel
- Isaac Asimov, The Bicentennial Man , The Bicentennial , Category: Best Narrative
- Harlan Ellison , Croatoan , Category: Best Short Story
- George RR Martin , A Song for Lya , Category: Best Collection
- Terry Carr , The Best Science Fiction of the Year # 5 , Category: Best Anthology
New releases
Fiction
- The stay (novel) - Hermann Kant
- The Flounder - Günter Grass
- Carrie (novel) (German first edition) - Stephen King
- The Splinter in the Eye of God (German first edition) - Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
- The Terrorists (novel) (German first edition) - Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö
drama
Picture book
- Who should comfort Lillan? (German first edition) - Tove Jansson
Non-fiction
Born
- February 6th: Thomas von Steinaecker , German writer
- June 1st: Gusel Jachina , Russian writer
- June 4th: Daniela Dröscher , German writer and playwright
- June 27: Cyril Wong , Singaporean poet
- July 28th: Iris Wolff , German writer
- August 16: Sigmund Løvåsen , Norwegian writer
- August 20: Clemens Meyer , German writer
- August 24th: Safiye Can , German poet, writer and translator
- August 24: John Green , American writer
- September 15: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie , Nigerian writer
Exact date unknown
- Verena Boos , German writer
- Rodrigo Díaz Cortez , Chilean writer
- Susan Kreller , German author and literary scholar
- Daniel Schreiber , German writer and journalist
Died
1st half year
- January 1st: Michael Mann , German-American literary scholar
- January 4th: Achille Campanile , Italian novelist and playwright
- January 5th: Artur Adson , Estonian poet, writer and theater critic
- January 14th: Anaïs Nin , American writer
- January 15: Herbert Ihering , German theater critic and writer
- January 16: Leif Panduro , Danish writer
- January 18: Carl Zuckmayer , German writer and playwright
- January 26th: Dietrich von Hildebrand , philosopher and author of German descent
- February 1: Edmond Hamilton , American science fiction writer
- March 13: Jan Patočka , Czechoslovak philosopher
- March 15: Hubert Aquin , French-Canadian writer
- March 25: Rodolfo Walsh , Argentine writer
- April 11: Jacques Prévert , French poet and chansonnier
- April 19: Günter Bruno Fuchs , German writer and graphic artist
- May 5th: Sonja Åkesson , Swedish poet and writer
- May 9: James Jones , American writer
- June 19: Ali Schariati , Iranian publicist
2nd semester
- July 2: Vladimir Nabokov , Russian-American writer and literary scholar
- July 3: Alexander Volkov , Russian writer
- July 15: Konstantin Fedin , Russian writer
- July 20: Friedrich Georg Jünger , German poet and writer
- August 4th: Ernst Bloch , German philosopher
- August 13: Henry Williamson , British writer
- September 12: Robert Lowell , American poet
- September 16: Marc Bolan , British songwriter
- September 16: Rie Cramer , Dutch illustrator and writer
- September 17th: Ruth Andreas-Friedrich , German author
- September 24th: Mirso Tursunsoda , Tajik poet
- September 29th: Hans Habe , Austrian-American journalist and writer
- October 11: MacKinlay Kantor , American writer
- October 25: Inagaki Taruho , Japanese writer
- October 27: James M. Cain , American writer
- October 28: Miguel Mihura , Spanish novelist and playwright
- November 2: Hans Erich Nossack , German writer
- November 5th: René Goscinny , Belgian-French comic book writer
- November 21: Maxie Wander , Austrian writer
- November 30th: Miloš Crnjanski , Serbian poet, writer and playwright
- December 1: Kaionji Chōgorō , Japanese writer
- December 9: Clarice Lispector , Brazilian writer
- December 22nd: Frank Thiess , German writer
- December 25th: Charlie Chaplin , British comedian and author
- December 31: Hans Rothe , German writer, dramaturge, radio play author and translator of all works by William Shakespeare
