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The year 1919 in literature involved some significant events and new books. Events New books New drama <onlyinclude> Poetry Non-fiction Short story Births - January 1 - J. D. Salinger, novelist
- January 7 - Robert Duncan, poet
- January 25 - Edwin Newman, journalist, writer
- March 24 - Robert Heilbroner, author of The Worldly Philosophers
- May 17 - Robert H. Adleman, American novelist and historian* July 15 - Iris Murdoch, novelist
- July 23 - Davis Grubb, novelist and short story writer
- July 31 - Primo Levi, memoirist
- September 26 - Matilde Camus, Spanish poet.
- October 22 - Doris Lessing, British novelist
- November 23 - P. F. Strawson, philosopher
- November 26 - Frederik Pohl, science fiction author
- November 29 - Frank Kermode, literary critic
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Deaths Awards fr:1919 en litt rature mk:1919 pl:1919 w literaturze pt:1919 na literatura ro:1919 n literatur ru:1919 sq:1919 n literatur sv:Litteratur ret 1919 uk:1919
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