The year 1934 in literature involved some significant events and new books. [edit] Events [edit] New books [edit] New drama [edit] Non-fiction [edit] Births - February 10 - Fleur Adcock, poet
- February 10 - Gordon Lish, American writer, editor and teacher
- March 28 - Jean Louvet, dramatist
- May 27 - Harlan Ellison, US science-fiction writer.
- July 21 - Jonathan Miller, satirist and non-fiction author
- August 6 - Piers Anthony, English writer of science fiction and fantasy
- September 11 - Leon Rooke, Canadian novelist
- October 17 - Alan Garner, novelist
- November 9 - Ronald Harwood, dramatist
- November 21 - Beryl Bainbridge, novelist
- date unknown - Jayakanthan, Tamil writer, Jnanpith awardee
[edit] Deaths - January 8 - Andrei Bely, novelist, poet and critic
- January 15 - Hermann Bahr, dramatist and critic
- January 30 - Frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher
- February 8 - Ferenc Móra, novelist and journalist
- March 10 - F. Anstey, Vice Versa author
- April 9 - Safvet-beg Bašagić, poet
- April 11 - Gerald du Maurier, actor-manager, son of George du Maurier and father of Daphne du Maurier
- April 12 - Robert Clyde Packer, newspaper magnate
- June 21 - Thorne Smith, humorist and fantasy author
- June 26 - Naito Torajiro, historian
- June 30 - Fritz Gerlich, anti-Hitler journalist
- July 23 - Karl Joel, philosopher
- July 29 - Frane Bulić, historian
- August 13 - Mary Hunter Austin, travel writer
- September 9 - Roger Fry, art critic
- October 1 - Shakeb Jalali, Famous URDU poet
- November 23 - Arthur Wing Pinero, dramatist
- December 15 - Gustave Lanson, historian and literary critic
- date unknown - Julian Hawthorne, journalist and novelist
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