Wikipedia: 1983 in literature

1983 in literature
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See also: 1982 in literature, other events of 1983, 1984 in literature, list of years in literature.

Events

Ironweed by William Kennedy is 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.

Changes - Danielle Steel
Christine - Stephen King
Cold Heaven - Anita Brian Moore
The Colour of Magic - Terry Pratchett
The Dark Green Tunnel - Allan W. Eckert
Hollywood Wives - Jackie Collins
Ironweed - William Kennedy
The Last Warrior Queen - Mary Mackey
Life and Times of Michael K - J. M. Coetzee
The Little Drummmer Girl - John le Carré
The Lonesome Gods - Louis L'Amour
The Mists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley
On Wings of Eagles - Ken Follett
Pet Sematary - Stephen King
Phantoms - Dean R. Koontz
The Piano Teacher - Elfriede Jelinek
Poland - James A. Michener
The Robots of Dawn - Isaac Asimov
Shame - Salman Rushdie
A Time for Judas - Morley Callaghan
White Gold Wielder: Book Three of the Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant - Stephen R. Donaldson

Booker Prize: J. M. Coetzee -Life and Times of Michael K
See 1983 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
Nebula Award: David Brin, Startide Rising
Newbery Medal for children's literature: Cynthia Voight, Dicey's Song
Nobel Prize for Literature: William Golding
Prix Goncourt: Frédérick Tristan, Les égarés
Prix Médicis French: Jean Echenoz, Cherokee
Prix Médicis International: Kenneth White, La route bleue
Pulitzer Prize for Drama: Marsha Norman, 'Night, Mother
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: Alice Walker - The Color Purple
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Galway Kinnell - Selected Poems
Whitbread Best Book Award: John Fuller, Flying to Nowhere