See also: 1969 in literature, other events of 1970, 1971 in literature, list of years in literature.
Events
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Deliverance by American poet James Dickey published. In 2001, the book would be named as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century by the editorial board of the American Modern Library.
New books
Births
Deaths
Awards
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Booker Prize: Bernice Rubens, The Elected Member
- See 1970 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
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Hugo Award: Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness
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Nebula Award: Larry Niven, Ringworld
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Newbery Medal for children's literature: William H. Armstrong , Sounder
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Nobel Prize for Literature: Alexander Solzhenitsyn
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Prix Goncourt: Michel Tournier , Le Roi des Aulnes
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Prix Médicis French: Camille Bourniquel , Sélinonte ou la Chambre impériale
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Prix Médicis International: Luigi Malerba, Saut de la mort
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Pulitzer Prize for Drama: Charles Gordone , No Place To Be Somebody
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Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: Jean Stafford, Collected Stories
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Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Richard Howard, Untitled Subjects
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Viareggio Prize: Nello Saito , Dentro e fuori
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