2002 in literature

This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 2002.

Events

  • March 16 – Authorities in Saudi Arabia arrest and jail the poet Abdul Mohsen Musalam and dismiss a newspaper editor following the publication of Musalam's poem "The Corrupt on Earth", which criticizes the state's Islamic judiciary, accusing some judges of being corrupt and issuing unfair rulings for personal benefit.
  • March 31 – American Writers: A Journey Through History resumes its run on C-SPAN, having been interrupted by the September 11 attacks and their aftermath.[1]
  • May – The results of a poll of 100 authors conducted in Norway are announced, leading to the Bokklubben World Library beginning publication.[2]
  • October 16 – Bibliotheca Alexandrina (designed by Snøhetta) is inaugurated in Alexandria, Egypt.
  • November – Raymond Benson releases his final James Bond novel, based on the film Die Another Day, bringing to a close an uninterrupted series of novels featuring Ian Fleming's character that started in 1981.
  • Randell Cottage Writers' Residency established in Wellington for New Zealand and French authors.

New books

Fiction

Children and young people

Drama

Poetry

  • Neil Astley (ed.) – Staying Alive: real poems for unreal times (anthology)
  • Jim Dodge – Rain on the River
  • Linton Kwesi Johnson – Mi Revalueshanary Fren
  • Grazyna Miller – Alibi of a butterfly

Non-fiction

Films

Deaths

Awards

Australia

Canada

France

United Kingdom

United States

Fiction: Jeffery Renard Allen, Justin Cronin, Kim Edwards, Michelle Huneven, Danzy Senna
Plays: Melissa James Gibson, Evan Smith
Poetry: Elizabeth Arnold, David Gewanter, Joshua Weiner

Other

Notes

  • Hahn, Daniel (2015). The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature (2nd ed.). Oxford. University Press. ISBN 9780198715542.

References

  1. ^ "C-SPAN Restarts 'American Writers' – 2002-03-25 00:00:00 | Multichannel News". Multichannel.com. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  2. ^ "Tilting At Victory, 'Quixote' Tops Authors' Poll". New York Times. May 8, 2002. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  3. ^ Hahn 2015, p. 609
  4. ^ Hahn 2015, p. 217
  5. ^ Levy, Michael; Mendlesohn, Farah (21 April 2016). Children's Fantasy Literature. Cambridge University Press. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-107-01814-3.
  6. ^ Olson, Danel (2011). 21st-century Gothic: Great Gothic Novels Since 2000. Scarecrow Press. p. 523. ISBN 978-0-8108-7728-3.
  7. ^ Hahn 2015, p. 631
  8. ^ Faculty of Arts, 2003, Edna Staebler Award Archived 2014-06-06 at Archive-It, Wilfrid Laurier University, Previous winners, Alison Watt, Retrieved 11/27/2012
  9. ^ Michael Eaude (18 January 2002). "Camilo José Cela". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Astrid Lindgren Dies at 94". The Washington Post. 29 January 2002.
  11. ^ "Spike Milligan dies at 83". The Guardian. 27 February 2002. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Ismith Khan, 77, Author and Teacher". The New York Times. 3 May 2002. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  13. ^ "George Effinger, 55, Who Laced Science Fiction With Dark Humor". New York Times. May 2, 2002.
  14. ^ Eric Homberger (31 July 2002). "Chaim Potok". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  15. ^ Stephenson, Chris (September 25, 2002). "Eileen Colwell Gifted storyteller and creative pioneer of children's libraries". the guardian. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  16. ^ "Obituary: Joan Littlewood". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  17. ^ Christopher Reed (17 December 2002). "Dee Brown". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  18. ^ "Kjell Aukrust". Norsk Kunstnerleksikon. 20 February 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  19. ^ Faculty of Arts, 2002, Edna Staebler Award Archived 2014-06-06 at Archive-It, Wilfrid Laurier University, Previous winners, Tom Allen, Retrieved 11/26/2012
  20. ^ "Book of literary shadows wins Goncourt prize". The Guardian. 28 October 2002. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  21. ^ Hahn 2015, p. 661
  22. ^ Hahn 2015, p. 658
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