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1998 in literature | | 1998 in literature: Encyclopedia - 1998 in literature | | See also: 1997 in literature, other events of 1998, 1999 in literature, list of years in literature.
1998 in literature - Events.
November 18 - Alice McDermott wins the National Book Award with her novel Charming Billy.
Following the death of Poet Laureate Ted Hughes, there is a gap of several months before a successor is appointed.
1998 in literature - New books.
About a Boy - Nick Hornby
African Exploits - Roy Ma ...
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1998 in literature
See also: 1997 in literature, other events of 1998, 1999 in literature, list of years in literature.
1998 in literature - Events
- November 18 - Alice McDermott wins the National Book Award with her novel Charming Billy.
- Following the death of Poet Laureate Ted Hughes, there is a gap of several months before a successor is appointed.
1998 in literature - New books
- About a Boy - Nick Hornby
- African Exploits - Roy MacLaren
- All Through the Night - Mary Higgins Clark
- Amsterdam - Ian McEwan
- Bag of Bones - Stephen King
- The Bay of Love and Sorrows - David Adams Richards
- The Book of Saladin - Tariq Ali
- Building Western Civilization: From the Advent of Writing to the Age of Steam - Alan I. Marcus
- Carpe Jugulum - Terry Pratchett
- Dinosaur Summer - Greg Bear
- England, England - Julian Barnes
- The Facts of Death - Raymond Benson
- Foundation and Chaos - Greg Bear
- Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire - Amanda Foreman
- Girlfriend in a Coma - Douglas Coupland
- Greater Than Angels - Carol Matas
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J. K. Rowling
- Heavy Water and Other Stories - Martin Amis (most stories previously published)
- Hellfire - Diana Gabaldon
- The Hours - Michael Cunnigham
- I Sweep the Sun Off Rooftops - Hanan al-Shaykh
- Inversions - Iain M. Banks
- The Klone and I - Danielle Steel
- The Last Continent - Terry Pratchett
- The Long Road Home - Danielle Steel
- The Love of a Good Woman - Alice Munro
- Magick Potions - Gerina Dunwich
- A Man in Full - Tom Wolfe
- The Memory of Hands - Reshman Baig
- A Midwinter's Tale - Andrew Greeley
- Mirror Image - Danielle Steel
- Muhammad - Driss Chraibi
- Myths, Memories & Lies: Quebec's Intelligentsia and the Fascist Temptation, 1939-1960 (Essais sur l'imprégnation fasciste au Québec) - Esther Delisle
- Paradise - Toni Morrison
- Point of Origin - Patricia Cornwell
- Rainbow Six - Tom Clancy
- Return to Hawk's Hill - Allan W. Eckert
- Seize the Night - Dean R. Koontz
- The Street Lawyer - John Grisham
- To Say Nothing of the Dog - Connie Willis
- Tomcat in Love - Tim O'Brien
- Veronika Decides to Die - Paulo Coelho
- Waiting - Ha Jin
- Wicca A to Z - Gerina Dunwich
- A Widow for One Year - John Irving
- The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Murakami
- Wormholes - Essays and Occasional Writings - John Fowles
- The Year the Dream Died: Revisiting 1968 in America - Jules Witcover, David Halberstam
1998 in literature - Births
1998 in literature - Deaths
- January 2 - Frank Muir, comedy writer
- January 11 - John Wells, satirical writer
- January 23 - John Forbes, Australian poet
- January 27 - Geoffrey Trease, historical novelist
- February 7 - Lawrence Sanders, author
- February 17 - Ernst Jünger, novelist and war memoirist
- March 15 - Dr Benjamin Spock, childcare expert
- April 11 - Francis Durbridge, playwright
- April 19 - Octavio Paz, winner of the 1990 Nobel Prize in Literature
- April 27 - Pauline Réage, author
- April 27 - Carlos Castaneda
- May 9 - Nat Perrin, comedy writer
- June 10 - Hammond Innes, novelist
- June 11 - Dame Catherine Cookson, bestselling novelist
- July 1 - Martin Seymour-Smith, biographer
- July 5 - Johnny Speight, comedy writer
- July 14 - Miroslav Holub, Czech poet
- July 23 - John Hopkins, film and television writer
- September 28 - Eric Malling, journalist
- October 22 - Eric Ambler, novelist
- October 28 - Ted Hughes, Poet Laureate
- November 8 - Rumer Godden, novelist
- date unknown - Ian Wallace, science fiction author
1998 in literature - Awards
- Booker Prize: Ian McEwan - Amsterdam
- See 1998 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Giller Prize for Canadian Fiction: Alice Munro: The Love of a Good Woman
- Hugo Award for Best Novel: Joe Haldeman, Forever Peace
- IMPAC Dublin Literary Award: Herta Muller, The Grand of Green Plums
- Nebula Award: Joe Haldeman, Forever Peace
- Newbery Medal for children's literature: Keran Hess, Out of the Dust
- Nobel Prize for Literature: José Saramago
- Orange Prize for Fiction: Carol Shields, Larry's Party
- Prix Goncourt: Paule Constant, Confidence pour confidence
- Prix Décembre: Michel Houellebecq, Les Particules élémentaires
- Prix Médicis French: Le Loup mongol
- Prix Médicis International: The House of Sleep - Jonathan Coe
- Pulitzer Prize for Drama: Paula Vogel, How I Learned to Drive
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: Philip Roth, American Pastoral
- Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Charles Wright, Black Zodiac
- Whitbread Best Book Award: Ted Hughes, Birthday Letters
Category: 1998 books
Other related archives1997 in literature, 1998 Governor General's Awards, 1998 books, 1999 in literature, A Man in Full, A Midwinter's Tale, A Widow for One Year, About a Boy, Alan I. Marcus, Alice McDermott, Alice Munro, All Through the Night, Allan W. Eckert, Amanda Foreman, Amsterdam, Andrew Greeley, April 11, April 19, April 27, Bag of Bones, Benjamin Spock, Booker Prize, Building Western Civilization: From the Advent of Writing to the Age of Steam, Carlos Castaneda, Carol Matas, Carol Shields, Carpe Jugulum, Catherine Cookson, Charles Wright, Connie Willis, Danielle Steel, David Adams Richards, David Halberstam, Dean R. Koontz, Diana Gabaldon, Douglas Coupland, Driss Chraibi, England, England, Eric Ambler, Eric Malling, Ernst Jünger, Esther Delisle, February 17, February 7, Forever Peace, Foundation and Chaos, Francis Durbridge, Frank Muir, Geoffrey Trease, Gerina Dunwich, Giller Prize for Canadian Fiction, Girlfriend in a Coma, Greater Than Angels, Greg Bear, Ha Jin, Hammond Innes, Hanan al-Shaykh, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Haruki Murakami, Hellfire, Hugo Award, IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, Iain M. Banks, Ian McEwan, Ian Wallace, Inversions, J. K. Rowling, January 11, January 2, January 23, January 27, Joe Haldeman, John Forbes, John Fowles, John Grisham, John Hopkins, John Irving, John Wells, Johnny Speight, Jonathan Coe, José Saramago, Julian Barnes, July 1, July 14, July 23, July 5, June 10, June 11, Lawrence Sanders, March 15, Martin Amis, Martin Seymour-Smith, Mary Higgins Clark, May 9, Michel Houellebecq, Miroslav Holub, Mirror Image, Muhammad, Nat Perrin, National Book Award, Nebula Award, Newbery Medal, Nick Hornby, Nobel Prize for Literature, November 18, November 8, Octavio Paz, October 22, October 28, Orange Prize for Fiction, Paradise, Patricia Cornwell, Paula Vogel, Pauline Réage, Paulo Coelho, Philip Roth, Prix Décembre, Prix Goncourt, Prix Médicis, Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Rainbow Six, Raymond Benson, Roy MacLaren, Rumer Godden, September 28, Stephen King, Tariq Ali, Ted Hughes, Terry Pratchett, The Bay of Love and Sorrows, The Facts of Death, The Hours, The Last Continent, The Love of a Good Woman, The Street Lawyer, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Tim O'Brien, To Say Nothing of the Dog, Tom Clancy, Tom Wolfe, Toni Morrison, Veronika Decides to Die, Wormholes - Essays and Occasional Writings, children's literature, list of years in literature, other events of 1998
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