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1958 in literature. This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1958 . Events. January 7 – Tennessee Williams ' one-act plays Suddenly, Last Summer and Something Unspoken are premièred off-Broadway.
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- J. D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye (1951) Whether you consider Holden an egotistical whiner or a melancholy boy genius, and even if you really, really hate it, there’s no denying that this novel, which has sold more than 65 million copies since its publication (though this number is a few years old and certainly soft), and continues to sell at a healthy clip, was a crucial cultural touchstone in America in the 1950s.
- Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man (1952) “I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me,” Ellison writes in the opening lines of this much-read, much-assigned, and highly influential novel.
- Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 (1953) Fahrenheit 451 is one of those books we all think we understand—probably because we’ve all had to “analyze” it in high school—but even its author wavered on the point.
- J. R. R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring (1954) Initial reviews were mixed when the first volume of Tolkien’s fantasy epic was first published, but the ones that knew, really knew.
Literature in the year 1958 . 1953. 1954. 1955. 1956. 1957. 1958. 1959. 1960. 1961. 1962. 1963. 1900s. 1910s. 1920s. 1930s. 1940s. 1950s. 1960s. 1970s. 1980s. 1990s. 2000s. Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1958 in literature. Subcategories. This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total. A. 1958 literary awards (2 P)
Books written or published in the year 1958 . Books portal. 1950s portal. 1953. 1954. 1955. 1956. 1957. 1958. 1959. 1960. 1961. 1962. 1963. 1900s. 1910s. 1920s. 1930s. 1940s. 1950s. 1960s. 1970s. 1980s. 1990s. 2000s. Subcategories. This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total. A. 1958 anthologies (7 P) C.
# 1. Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) Chinua Achebe. 3.73. 375k ratings. 662k shelvings. Want to read. A simple story of a "strong man" whose life is dominated by fear and anger, Things Fall Apart is written with remarkable economy and subtle irony.
May 30, 2012 · The Nobel Prize in Literature 1958 . Born: 10 February 1890, Moscow, Russia . Died: 30 May 1960, Peredelkino, Russia . Residence at the time of the award: USSR (now Russia) Prize motivation: “for his important achievement both in contemporary lyrical poetry and in the field of the great Russian epic tradition” Language: Russian
