• literary events and publications of 1939. Early – The Pocket Books mass-market paperback imprint is launched in the United States. The first of the nationally...
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    The 1939 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Finnish writer Frans Eemil Sillanpää (1888–1964) "for his deep understanding of his country’s peasantry...
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    1939 January February March April May June July August September October November December Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1939. 1939 (MCMXXXIX)...
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  • The year 1939 in film is widely considered the greatest year in film history. The ten Best Picture-nominated films that year include classics in multiple...
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    Prize in Literature (Swedish: Nobelpriset i litteratur) is awarded annually by the Swedish Academy to authors for outstanding contributions in the field...
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    English literature is literature written in the English language from the English-speaking world. The English language has developed over the course of...
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    knowledge in light of contemporary techniques. The theories of Sigmund Freud (1856–1939), and Ernst Mach (1838–1916) influenced early Modernist literature. Ernst...
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    Russian literature refers to the literature of Russia, its émigrés, and to Russian-language literature. The roots of Russian literature can be traced...
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    Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Irish poet and dramatist William Butler Yeats (1865–1939) "for his always inspired poetry, which in a highly...
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  • The table of years in literature is a tabular display of all years in literature for overview and quick navigation to any year. Contents: 2000s ·1900s...
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  • The New York Times best-seller list in 1939. When the list began in 1931 through 1941 it only reflected sales in the New York City area. The following...
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  • literature is the literature by people from formerly colonized countries, originating from all continents except Antarctica. Postcolonial literature often...
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    Latin American literature consists of the oral and written literature of Latin America in several languages, particularly in Spanish, Portuguese, and...
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    neighboring Asian literatures, most notably China and its literature. Early texts were often written in pure Classical Chinese or lit. 'Chinese writing' (漢文...
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  • Literature of the 20th century refers to world literature produced during the 20th century (1901 to 2000). The main periods in question are often grouped...
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  • Beware of Pity (novel) (category 1939 German-language novels)
    2023), is loosely based on "Beware of Pity", set in pre-WWI Denmark. 1939 in literature Austrian literature Lezard, Nicholas (2011-07-15). "Rereading: Beware...
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  • stores and a copy of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam in a jewelled binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe (1939). On dawn patrol as a fighter pilot, Douglas Blackwood...
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  • This is a list of fictional towns in literature. Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also References Passmore, Kevin (1997)...
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    and organizations who make outstanding contributions in the fields of chemistry, physics, literature, peace, and physiology or medicine. They were established...
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    American literature is literature written or produced in the United States and in the colonies that preceded it. The American literary tradition is part...
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    The 1939–1940 New York World's Fair was a world's fair held at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, United States. It was the second-most...
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  • Channel Islands. This article covers British literature in the English language. Anglo-Saxon (Old English) literature is included, and there is some discussion...
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    Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified...
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    and political issues. This style of experimental literature emerged strongly in the United States in the 1960s through the writings of authors such as...
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    Dinesh Chandra Sen (category 1939 deaths)
    Language and Literature of the University of Calcutta. He died in Calcutta in 1939. Sen was born to Ishwar Chandra Sen and Rupalata Devi, in the village...
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    written in the Puranas, Mahabharatha and Ramayana in this single 24th verse which shows that Sangam literature used Sanskrit literature as references in their...
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  • "Supernatural Horror in Literature" is a 28,000-word essay by American writer H. P. Lovecraft, surveying the development and achievements of horror fiction...
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  • Lalthlamuong Keivom (category 1939 births)
    Lalthlamuong Keivom (15 July 1939 – 28 November 2021) was an Indian diplomat, writer and composer of Mizo literature and Hmar literature. Keivom was nicknamed...
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