2012 in literature

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This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 2012.

Events[edit]

New books[edit]

Fiction (literary)[edit]

Children and young people[edit]

Drama[edit]

Poetry[edit]

See 2012 in poetry

Science fiction and fantasy[edit]

Crime, horror etc.[edit]

Non-fiction[edit]

Deaths[edit]

Awards[edit]

Mo Yan in Stockholm to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

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

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