1958 in literature
See also: 1957 in literature, other events of 1958, 1959 in literature, list of years in literature.
EventsAugust 18 - Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel Lolita is published in United States.First volume of The Civil War by Shelby Foote is published. The Caretaker, a drama by Harold Pinter is published.
New booksThe Affluent Society - John Kenneth GalbraithAnatomy of a Murder - Robert TraverAround the World with Auntie Mame - Patrick DennisBalthazar - Lawrence DurrellBird of Fire - Helen WhiteBreakfast at Tiffany's - Truman CapoteCandy - Maxwell KentonCrazy in Berlin - Thomas BergerCulture and Society 1780-1950 - Raymond WilliamsThe Dharma Bums - Jack KerouacDr. No - Ian Fleming The Enemy Camp - Jerome Weidman A Fly Went By - Mike McClintockFrom the Terrace - John O'HaraIce Palace - Edna FerberThe Leopard - Giusseppe Tomasi de LampedusaMasters of Deceit - J. Edgar HooverOur Man in Havana - Graham GreenePlayback - Raymond ChandlerRed Alert - Peter George Venetia – Georgette HeyerVictorine - Frances Parkinson KeyesThe Winthrop Woman - Anya SetonThings Fall Apart - Chinua AchebeYertle the Turtle and Other Stories - Dr. SeussYoung Caesar - Rex Warner
BirthsNovember 19 - Christiane Wiese, née von Reden, wife and mother
DeathsFebruary 4 - Henry Kuttner, science fiction authorApril 7 - Elliot Paul, American writerMay 5 - James Branch Cabell, fantasy fiction authorSeptember 11 - Robert W. Service, poet
Awards Newbery Medal for children's literature: Harold Keith, Rifles for Watie Nobel Prize for literature: Boris Leonidovich Pasternak Pulitzer Prize for Drama: Ketti Frings, Look Homeward, Angel Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: James Agee - A Death In The Family Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Robert Penn Warren: Promises: Poems 1954-1956
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