The year 1922 in literature involved some significant events and new books. Under the current U.S. copyright law, all works published before January 1, 1923 with a proper copyright notice entered the public domain no later than 75 years from the date of the copyright. Hence books published in 1922 or earlier are now in the public domain. [edit] Events [edit] New books [edit] New drama [edit] Poetry Main article: 1922 in poetry[edit] Non-fiction [edit] Births - January 23 - Vernon Scannell, British poet (d. 2007)
- February 6 - Denis Norden, English comedy writer
- February 18 - Helen Gurley Brown, American editor & publisher
- March 12 - Jack Kerouac, American author of On the Road (d. 1969)
- March 27 - Dick King-Smith, English children's author
- April 13 - John Braine, English novelist (d. 1986)
- April 16 - Kingsley Amis, English novelist (d. 1995)
- April 28 - Alistair MacLean, Scottish novelist (d. 1987)
- May 6 - Alan Ross, British poet & editor (d. 2001)
- May 27 - Sidney Keyes, English poet (d. 1943)
- May 30 - Hal Clement, American science fiction writer (d. 2003)
- June 11 - Erving Goffman, Canadian sociologist (d. 1982)
- June 29 - Vasko Popa, Yugoslav poet (d. 1991)
- July 12 - Michael Ventris, English translator (d. 1956)
- July 17 - Donald Davie, English poet (d. 1995)
- August 9 - Philip Larkin, English poet (d. 1985)
- August 18 - Alain Robbe-Grillet, French novelist (d. 2008)
- September 12 - Jackson Mac Low, American poet (d. 2004)
- November 11 - Kurt Vonnegut, American novelist (d. 2007)
- November 16 - José Saramago, Portuguese writer
- December 29 - William Gaddis, American novelist (d. 1998)
[edit] Deaths - January 3 - Berthold Delbrück, German linguist (b. 1842)
- January 12 - Thomas Gibson Bowles, founder of The Lady & Vanity Fair (b. 1841)
- January 27 - Nellie Bly, American journalist (b. 1864)
- February 3 - John Butler Yeats, Irish poet (b. 1839)
- June 12 - Wolfgang Kapp, Prussian journalist (b. 1858)
- June 28 - Velimir Khlebnikov, Russian writer (b. 1885)
- July 8 - Mori Ōgai, Japanese novelist & poet (b. 1862)
- August 14 - Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe, newspaper proprietor (b. 1865)
- August 29 - Georges Sorel, French philosopher (b. 1847)
- September 2 - Henry Lawson, Australian poet (b. 1867)
- September 10 - Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, English poet (b. 1840)
- October 30 - Géza Gárdonyi, Hungarian historical novelist (b. 1863)
- November 18 - Marcel Proust, French author (b. 1871)
- November 24 - Robert Erskine Childers, Irish historian & novelist (b. 1870)
- November 27 - Alice Meynell, English poet (b. 1847)
- December 13 - Hannes Hafstein, Icelandic poet & prime minister (b. 1861)
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