The year 1921 in literature involved some significant events and new books. [edit] Events [edit] New books [edit] New drama [edit] Short stories [edit] Poetry Main article: 1921 in poetry[edit] Non-fiction [edit] Births - January 5 - Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Swiss writer (d. 1990)
- January 19 - Patricia Highsmith, American author (d. 1995)
- January 20 - Bernt Engelmann, author (d. 1994)
- February 4 - Betty Friedan, feminist author, The Feminine Mystique (d. 2006)
- February 15 - Radha Krishna Choudhary, Indian historian and writer (d. 1985)
- March 1 - Richard Wilbur, American poet
- March 24 - Wilson Harris, Guyanese writer
- May 23 - James Blish, American science fiction author (d. 1975)
- August 11 - Alex Haley, American writer (d. 1992)
- September 26 - Cyprian Ekwensi, Nigerian writer (d. 2007)
- October 17 - George Mackay Brown, Scottish poet (d. 1996)
- November 22 - Brian Cleeve, Irish author (d. 2003)
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[edit] Deaths - March 22 - Ernest William Hornung, English author (b. 1866)
- May 5 - Alfred Hermann Fried, publicist (b. 1864)
- May 12 - Emilia Pardo Bazán, Spanish novelist (b. 1851)
- May 13 - Jean Aicard, French writer (b. 1848)
- June 5 - Georges Feydeau, French playwright (b. 1862)
- June 26 - Alfred Percy Sinnett, Theosophist author (b. 1840)
- July 4 - Antoni Grabowski, promoter of Esperanto (b. 1857)
- August 7 - Alexander Blok, Russian poet (b. 1880)
- August 20 - Ernest Daudet, novelist, historian and biographer
- October 10 - Otto von Gierke, German historian (b. 1841)
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