1999 in literature

January 11 – Naomi Mitchison, Scottish novelist and poet (born 1897)^[21]
January 16 – Dadie Rylands (George Rylands), English Shakespearean scholar (born 1902)
February 8 – Iris Murdoch, Irish-born novelist and philosopher (born 1919)^[22]
February 20 – Sarah Kane, English playwright (suicide, born 1971)^[23]
February 22 – William Bronk, American poet (born 1918)^[24]
February 24 – Andre Dubus, American short story writer, essayist and autobiographer (born 1936)^[25]
March 4
- Del Close, American actor, writer, and teacher (born 1934)^[26]
- Karel van het Reve, Dutch writer (born 1921)
March 5 – John Figueroa, Jamaican poet (born 1920)^[27]
March 8 – Adolfo Bioy Casares, Argentine author (born 1914)^[28]
March 13
- Lee Falk, American cartoonist, writer, theater director, and producer (born 1911)^[29]
- Garson Kanin, American playwright and screenwriter (born 1912)^[30]
March 28 – Jim Turner, American editor (born 1945)
April 13 – Knut Hauge, Norwegian novelist, dramatist and children's writer (born 1911)^[31]
May 8 – Soeman Hs, Indonesian novelist (born 1904)
May 10 – Shel Silverstein, American children's poet (born 1930)^[32]
May 27 – Alice Adams, short story writer and novelist (born 1926)
June 14 – J. F. Powers, American writer (born 1917)
July 2 – Mario Puzo, American writer (born 1920)^[33]
July 14 – Maria Banuș, Romanian poet and translator (born 1914)
September 25 – Marion Zimmer Bradley, American writer (born 1930)^[34]
October 3 – Heinz G. Konsalik, German novelist (born 1921)
October 19
- Penelope Mortimer, Welsh-born English novelist and biographer (born 1918)^[35]

- Nathalie Sarraute, Russian-born French writer and lawyer (born 1900)^[36]
- E. J. Scovell, English poet (born 1907)^[37]
November 11 – Jacobo Timerman, Soviet-born Argentinian journalist and publisher (born 1923)
November 18 – Paul Bowles, American novelist (born 1910)^[38]
December 2 – Matt Cohen, Canadian novelist (born 1942)^[39]
December 8 – Rupert Hart-Davis, English editor and publisher (born 1907)^[40]
December 12 – Joseph Heller, American novelist (born 1923)^[41]

^ Andrew Motion (20 May 1999). "The insider's story". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 January 2021.

^ Michael Kennedy (June 19, 2019). "Stephen King Recalls the Accident That Almost Ended His Life 20 Years Ago Today". Screen Rant. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

^ Scandinavian Review. American Scandinavian Foundation. 1999. p. 13.

^ Jenny Hartley; Sarah Turvey (2002). The Reading Groups Book. Oxford University Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-19-925596-2.

^ Helene Carol Weldt-Basson (1 May 2017). Masquerade and Social Justice in Contemporary Latin American Fiction. University of New Mexico Press. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-8263-5816-5.

^ Cecilia Konchar Farr (4 November 2004). Reading Oprah: How Oprah's Book Club Changed the Way America Reads. SUNY Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-7914-6257-7.

^ Adam Mars-Jones (14 February 1999). "Blood is thicker than water - and twice as messy". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 September 2021.

^ Hahn 2015, p. 21

^ Hahn 2015, p. 140

^ Hahn 2015, p. 252

^ "'Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging' Is on TIME's List of the 100 Best YA Books". Time. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

^ GILLES, CAROL; PFANNENSTIEL, GENNIE (2000). "Talking about Books: Touching the Heart: Books that Amplify Life" (PDF). Language Arts. 78 (1): 78–86. ISSN 0360-9170. JSTOR 41483118. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

^ Hahn 2015, pp. 264-265

^ ^a ^b Olson, Danel (2011). 21st-century Gothic: Great Gothic Novels Since 2000. Scarecrow Press. p. 523. ISBN 978-0-8108-7728-3.

^ Hahn 2015, p. 631

^ International Who's Who in Poetry 2005. Taylor & Francis. 2004. p. 539. ISBN 978-1-85743-269-5.

^ Yvonne Ying Hsieh (2006). Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, ou, la philosophie de l'ouverture. Summa Publications, Inc. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-883479-49-7.

^ Belgrade: Književna reč. Stojanović, Dejan (2009). "Sunce sebe gleda". Open Library. Retrieved 2013-12-20.

^ Belgrade: Književna reč. Stojanović, Dejan (2010). "Razgovori". Open Library. Retrieved 2013-12-20.

^ Rüf, Isabelle (16 October 1999). "Livres: Jean-Pierre Vernant: L'Univers, les dieux, les hommes". Le Temps (in French). Retrieved 29 October 2020.

^ Jenni Calder (13 June 2019). The Burning Glass: The Life of Naomi Mitchison. Sandstone Press Ltd. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-912240-67-8.

^ Conradi, Peter J. (2004). "Murdoch, Dame (Jean) Iris (1919–1999)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/71228. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8.

^ Hattenstone, Simon. The Guardian (London) 1 July 2000.

^ Peter Appleborne (25 February 1999). "William M. Bronk, 81, a Poet Of Depth and Haunting Vision". New York Times. Retrieved 4 May 2023.

^ Dubus, Andre III. "Andre Dubus III: "What I'm working on now, I can't think about anyone liking"". Beatrice (Interview). Ron Hogan. Retrieved 2009-03-21.

^ Bruce Weber (March 16, 1999). "Del Close, 64, a Comedian With a Flair for Improvisation". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-09-02.

^ Pamela Beshoff, "Obituary: John Figueroa", The Independent, 11 March 1999.

^ O. Classe (2000). Encyclopedia of Literary Translation Into English: A-L. Kiribati. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers. p. 153.

^ Gifford, Denis (19 March 1999). "Obituary: Lee Falk". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 15 February 2020.

^ "KANIN, GARSON (1912–1999), U.S. playwright and director". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved November 20, 2020.

^ "Knut Hauge". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 February 2011.

^ Michael Gray Baughan (2013). Shel Silverstein. Facts On File, Incorporated. ISBN 978-1-4381-4936-3.

^ "Mario Puzo, Author Who Made 'The Godfather' a World Addiction, Is Dead at 78". The New York Times. July 3, 1999.

^ Adrian, Jack (30 September 1999). "Obituary: Marion Zimmer Bradley". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 2018-09-24.

^ "Deaths England and Wales 1984–2006". Findmypast.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2018.

^ Jefferson, Ann (2020-07-21). Nathalie Sarraute: A Life Between. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-20192-4.

^ John Mole (12 November 1999). "Obituary: E.J. Scovell". Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 13 January 2021.

^ "Obituary for Paul Bowles". The New York Times. 19 November 1999.

^ "SFE: Cohen, Matt". sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

^ Norwich, John Julius, "Davis, Sir Rupert Charles Hart- (1907–1999)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004. Retrieved 29 November 2008

^ Severo, Richard; Mitgang, Herbert (December 14, 1999). "Joseph Heller, Darkly Surreal Novelist, Dies at 76". The New York Times. Retrieved June 15, 2010.

^ Hahn 2015, p. 660

^ Hahn 2015, p. 658

1999 in literature

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