1956 in literature
The year 1956 in literature involved some significant events and new books.
Events
New books
New drama
Poetry
Non-fiction
Births
Deaths
- January 14 - Sheila Kaye-Smith, novelist
- January 31 - A.A. Milne, dramatist and children's author
- March 30 - Edmund Clerihew Bentley, novelist and inventor of the clerihew
- May 20 - Max Beerbohm, humorist
- June 22 - Walter de la Mare, poet
- July 8 - Giovanni Papini, essayist, poet, novelist
- August 14 - Bertolt Brecht, dramatist
- September 6 - Michael Ventris, linguist
- December 13 - Arthur Grimble, travel writer
- December 25 - Robert Walser, novelist
Awards
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