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Overview of the events of 2005 in literature
Overview of the events of 2005 in literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 2005.
Events
New books
Fiction
Children and young people
Drama
Poetry
Non-fiction
Films
Deaths
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January 4 –
Humphrey Carpenter, English biographer, children's fiction writer and radio broadcaster (born
1946)
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January 7 –
Pierre Daninos, French novelist (born
1913)
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January 14 –
Charlotte MacLeod, American mystery writer (born
1922)
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January 15
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January 19 –
K. Sello Duiker, South African novelist (suicide, born
1974)
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January 20 –
Roland Frye, American theologian and critic (born
1921)
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January 21
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January 24 –
Vladimir Savchenko, Ukrainian science fiction writer (born
1933)
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January 25 –
Max Velthuijs, Dutch writer and illustrator (born
1923)
[22]
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January 29 –
Ephraim Kishon, Israeli satirist, dramatist, and screenwriter (born
1924)
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February 10 –
Arthur Miller, American playwright (born
1915)
[23]
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February 11 –
Jack L. Chalker, American science fiction writer (born
1944)
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February 20 –
Hunter S. Thompson, American writer, creator of
Gonzo journalism (born
1937)
[24]
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February 21 –
Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Cuban novelist (born
1929)
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February 25 –
Phoebe Hesketh, English poet (born
1909)
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March 7 –
Willis Hall, English playwright (born
1929)
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March 8
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March 10 –
Patience Gray, English cookery and travel writer (born
1917)
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March 17 –
Andre Norton, American science fiction writer (born
1912)
[26]
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March 22 –
Anthony Creighton, English playwright (born
1922)
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March 30 –
Robert Creeley, American poet (born
1926)
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April 5 –
Saul Bellow, Canadian writer (born
1915)
[27]
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April 7 –
Yvonne Vera, Zimbabwean novelist (meningitis, born
1964)
[28]
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April 26 –
Augusto Roa Bastos, Paraguayan novelist (born
1917)
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May 7 –
Tristan Egolf, American novelist (suicide, born
1971)
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June 9 –
Hovis Presley, English poet (heart attack, born
1960)
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June 10 –
Nick Darke, Cornish playwright (cancer, born
1948)
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June 14 –
Norman Levine, Canadian short story writer (born
1923)
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June 16 –
Enrique Laguerre, Puerto Rican novelist (born
1905)
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June 20 –
Larry Collins, American novelist (born
1929)
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June 22 –
William Donaldson, English satirist (born
1935)
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June 27 –
Shelby Foote, American novelist (born
1916)
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June 28 –
Philip Hobsbaum, Scottish poet and critic (born
1932)
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June 30 –
Christopher Fry, English dramatist (born
1907)
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July 6
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July 7 –
Gustaf Sobin, American poet (born
1935)
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July 17 –
Gavin Lambert, English novelist and biographer (born
1924)
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July 19 –
Edward Bunker, American crime writer (born
1933)
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August 9 –
Judith Rossner, American novelist (born
1935)
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August 16 –
William Corlett, English author and playwright (born
1938)
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August 21 –
Dahlia Ravikovitch, Israeli poet (born
1036)
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August 29 –
Sybil Marshall, English novelist (born
1913)
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September 3 –
R. S. R. Fitter, English nature writer (born
1913)
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September 26 –
Helen Cresswell, English children's writer (born
1934)
[29]
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September 27
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October 2 –
August Wilson, American playwright (born
1945)
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October 17 –
Ba Jin (巴金), Chinese novelist (born
1904)
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October 31 –
Amrita Pritam, Indian Punjabi poet and novelist (born
1919)
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November 1 –
Michael Thwaites, Australian poet (born
1915)
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November 2 –
Gordon A. Craig, Scottish historian
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November 4 –
Michael G. Coney, Canadian science-fiction writer (born
1932)
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November 5 –
John Fowles, English writer (born
1926)
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November 21 –
Aileen Fox, English archaeologist (born
1907)
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November 26 –
Stan Berenstain, American children's writer and illustrator (born
1923)
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December 1 –
Mary Hayley Bell, dramatist
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December 2 –
Christine Pullein-Thompson, English novelist (born
1925)
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December 9 –
Robert Sheckley, American short story writer (born
1928)
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December 15 –
Julián Marías, Spanish philosopher and author (born
1914)
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December 16 –
Kenneth Bulmer, English novelist and short story writer (born
1921)
Awards
Australia
Canada
Sweden
United Kingdom
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Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting (first award):
Duncan Macmillan, Monster
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Caine Prize for African Writing:
S. A. Afolabi, "Monday Morning"
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Carnegie Medal for
children's literature:
Mal Peet,
Tamar
[32]
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Cholmondeley Award:
Jane Duran,
Christopher Logue,
M. R. Peacocke,
Neil Rollinson
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Commonwealth Writers Prize:
Andrea Levy,
Small Island
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Dagger of Daggers:
John le Carré,
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963)
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Eric Gregory Award: Melanie Challenger, Carolyn Jess,
Luke Kennard, Jaim Smith
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James Tait Black Memorial Prize for biography:
Sue Prideaux,
Edvard Munch: Behind the Scream
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James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction:
Ian McEwan,
Saturday
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Man Booker International Prize (first award):
Ismail Kadare
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Man Booker Prize:
John Banville,
The Sea
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Samuel Johnson Prize:
Jonathan Coe, Like A Fiery Elephant: The Story of B. S. Johnson
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Orange Prize for Fiction:
Lionel Shriver,
We Need to Talk About Kevin
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Somerset Maugham Award:
Justin Hill, Passing Under Heaven;
Maggie O'Farrell,
The Distance Between Us
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Whitbread Book of the Year Award:
Hilary Spurling, Matisse the Master: The Conquest of Colour 1909-1954
United States
- Fiction:
Sarah Shun-lien Bynum,
Nell Freudenberger,
Seth Kantner,
John Keene (fiction/poetry)
- Plays:
Rinne Groff
- Poetry:
Thomas Sayers Ellis,
Ilya Kaminsky,
Dana Levin,
Spencer Reece,
Tracy K. Smith
Other
See also
Notes
- Hahn, Daniel (2015). The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature (2nd ed.). Oxford. University Press.
ISBN
9780198715542.
References
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^ Janet Giltrow; Dieter Stein (2009).
Genres in the Internet: Issues in the Theory of Genre. John Benjamins Publishing. p. 100.
ISBN
978-90-272-5433-7.
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^
"Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner" (Press release). BBC. 10 March 2005. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
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^
Library Journal. Library Journal. 2005. p. 17.
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^
BBC News – "Poet tells of wife's crash death", 26 July 2006. Accessed 16 November 2014
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^
"National Library of Norway". The European Library. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
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^ Ludo Abicht (2008).
Islam & Europe: Challenges and Opportunities. Leuven University Press. p. 188.
ISBN
978-90-5867-672-6.
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^
"Entertainment Weekly "Artemis Fowl and the Opal Deception (2005)"". 27 April 2005.
Archived from the original on 28 May 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
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^
The Historical Imagination in Nineteenth-Century Britain and the Low Countries. BRILL. 1 November 2012. p. 149.
ISBN
978-90-04-24186-2.
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^ Sien Uytterschout; Kristaan Versluys (May 15, 2008).
"Melancholy and Mourning in Jonathan Safran Foer's Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close". Orbis Litterarum. 63 (3): 216–236.
doi:
10.1111/j.1600-0730.2008.00927.x.
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^
Book Review Digest. H. W. Wilson Company. 2006. p. 936.
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^ Hahn 2015, p. 21
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^ Hahn 2015, p. 246
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^ Hahn 2015, p. 274
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"04 Charlie Bone And The Castle Of Mirrors by Jenny Millward". www.penguin.com.au. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
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^ Hahn 2015, p. 492
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^ Hahn 2015, p. 449
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^ Hahn 2015, p. 264-265
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^ Olson, Danel (2011).
21st-century Gothic: Great Gothic Novels Since 2000. Scarecrow Press. p. 523.
ISBN
978-0-8108-7728-3.
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^ Hahn 2015, p. 557
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^ Hahn 2015, p. 652
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^ Goodreads,
After, Book review, Retrieved 2012-11-23.
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^
"Max Velthuijs". The Independent. 29 January 2005. Archived from
the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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^
AP.
"Playwright Arthur Miller dies at age 89 – THEATER". Today.com. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
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"Citizen Thompson — Police report of death scene reveals gonzo journalist's "rosebud"".
The Smoking Gun. September 8, 2005. Retrieved October 13, 2008.
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^ Claire Colvin (10 March 2005).
"Alice Thomas Ellis". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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^
"Andre Norton". The Independent. 8 October 2011. Archived from
the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
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^ Stanley Reynolds (7 April 2005).
"Saul Bellow". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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^ Helon Habila (27 April 2005).
"Yvonne Vera". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
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^
"Obituary: Helen Cresswell". the Guardian. 29 September 2005. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
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^ Faculty of Arts, 2005,
Edna Staebler Award
Archived 2014-06-06 at
Archive-It, Wilfrid Laurier University, Previous winners, Anne Coleman, Retrieved 11/27/2012
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^ Hahn 2015, p. 653
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^ Hahn 2015, p. 661
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^ Hahn 2015, p. 658