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This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 2012.

Events

Uncertain date

  • Precious Timbuktu Manuscripts are evacuated under threat from Islamist rebels by Dr. Abdel Kader Haidara and Stephanie Diakité.[12]

New books

Fiction (literary)

Children and young people

Drama

Poetry

See 2012 in poetry

Science fiction and fantasy

Crime, horror etc.

Non-fiction

Deaths

Awards

Mo Yan in Stockholm to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Salman Rushdie may not attend literature festival in India following widespread protests – Wikinews, the free news source". En.wikinews.org. January 18, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2012.
  3. ^ "James Joyce children's book sparks feud". BBC News. February 10, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  4. ^ Sussens-Messerer, Victoria (March 5, 2012). "Five hundred new fairy tales discovered in Germany". The Guardian. London. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  5. ^ Page, Benedicte (April 19, 2012). "Ma Jian protest paints the London Book Fair red". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  6. ^ Urquhart, Conal (July 7, 2012). "Gabriel García Márquez's writing career ended by dementia". The Guardian. London. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  7. ^ "Garcia Marquez "suffering from dementia", says brother". BBC News. UK. July 7, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
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  10. ^ "The Fracking of Rachel Carson". Orion Magazine.
  11. ^ "Tallow Candle: Hans Christian Andersen's "first work"". BBC News. UK. December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
  12. ^ Hammer, Joshua (2016). The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781476777405.
  13. ^ "Toni Morrison Receives Award, Talks About Her Next Novel – After Hours Blog". washingtonian.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  14. ^ "The 2013 Pulitzer Prize Winners: Drama". Pulitzer.org. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
  15. ^ "Perseus Books Home". Basicbooks.com. May 1, 2012. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
  16. ^ Sweet, Ken (August 13, 2012). "Former Obama Official Says Manufacturing Should be a National Security Issue". Forbes. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  17. ^ "Polish Nobel winning poet Szymborska dies at 88". Reuters. February 1, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  18. ^ "W.Va. poet laureate Irene McKinney dies at 72". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Charleston, West Virginia. February 4, 2012. Archived from the original on December 17, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
  19. ^ "Writer Antonio Tabucchi dies in Lisbon". AGI – Agenzia Giornalistica Italia. AGI.it. March 25, 2012. Archived from the original on May 5, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  20. ^ Flood, Alison (March 29, 2012). "Adrienne Rich, award-winning poet and essayist, dies". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  21. ^ Coveney, Michael (March 30, 2012). "Obituary: John Arden". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
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  26. ^ Fox, Margalit (May 8, 2012). "Maurice Sendak, Children's Author, Dies at 83". The New York Times.
  27. ^ Langer, Emily (May 23, 2012). "Jean Craighead George, author of My Side of the Mountain and Julie of the Wolves dies at 92". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
  28. ^ DePalma, Anthony (May 15, 2012). "Carlos Fuentes, Mexican Man of Letters, Dies at 83". The New York Times.
  29. ^ George, Lynell (June 6, 2012). "Ray Bradbury, enduring author of fantasy, science fiction, dies at 91 – Page 2". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
  30. ^ Flood, Alison (June 8, 2012). "Barry Unsworth, Booker prizewinner, dies at 81". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  31. ^ "Carol Kendall: Obituary". Lawrence Journal-World (ljworld.com). July 29, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
  32. ^ McGarry, Patsy (July 31, 2012). "Tributes paid to 'national treasure' Maeve Binchy". The Irish Times. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
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  43. ^ Rothstein, Mervyn (September 17, 2012). "Louis Simpson a Pulitzer Prize Winning Poet dies at 89". The New York Times. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
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  45. ^ "Larrikin author Robert G. Barrett dies". abc.net.au. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
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  47. ^ Hevesi, Dennis (September 27, 2012). "Irving Adler, Author of Science and Math Books for the Young, Dies at 99". The New York Times. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
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  49. ^ "Dutch writer J Bernlef dies". Dutch News. October 30, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2012.[permanent dead link]
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  53. ^ "Czech writer, dissident Jan Trefulka dies". Czech News Agency. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
  54. ^ Flood, Alison (December 14, 2012). "Gene Wolfe wins grand master award for science fiction and fantasy". The Guardian. London. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
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  56. ^ Flood, Alison (June 13, 2012). "Jon McGregor wins International Impac Dublin Literary Award". The Guardian. London. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
  57. ^ 2012 Winner, Anna Funder[permanent dead link], Miles Franklin Literary Awards, 20 June 2012. Accessed 23 June 2013. Archived, July 15, 2013.
  58. ^ Anna Funder wins Miles Franklin[permanent dead link], "Lateline" 20/June2012
  59. ^ "Dr Martin Thomas wins 2012 National Biography Award". Australian National University. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  60. ^ "Chinese writer Mo Yan wins Nobel prize". The Irish Times. October 11, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
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