1992 in literature
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See also: 1991 in literature, other events of 1992, 1993 in literature, list of years in literature.
Events
- The Bridges of Madison County, originally self-published by author Robert James Waller, will go on to become the largest selling novel in history with more than 60 million copies sold.
- The Goosebumps series of books, penned by R.L. Stine, are first published.
New books
- Anvil of Stars - Greg Bear
- The Bridges of Madison County - Robert James Waller
- The Children of Men - P.D. James
- The Crow Road - Iain Banks
- Dark Force Rising - Timothy Zahn
- Death is Forever - John Gardner
- Dolores Claiborne - Stephen King
- Dreamcaper - Roger Caron
- The English Patient - Michael Ondaatje
- Jazz - Toni Morrison
- Jewels - Danielle Steel
- Lords and Ladies - Terry Pratchett
- Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus - John Gray
- Mixed Blessings - Danielle Steel
- Oh Canada! Oh Quebec! - Mordecai Richler
- Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha - Roddy Doyle
- The Pelican Brief - John Grisham
- The Queen and I - Sue Townsend
- Shampoo Planet - Douglas Coupland
- Silent Passage - Gail Sheehy
- Small Gods - Terry Pratchett
- Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson
- The Stars Shine Down - Sidney Sheldon
- The Tale of the Body Thief - Anne Rice
- Tales from Firozsha Baag - Rohinton Mistry
- The Thief of Always - Clive Barker
- The Trial of Madame Caillaux - Edward Berenson
- The Valkyries - Paulo Coelho
- Waiting to Exhale - Terry McMillan
- The Witchlord and the Weaponmaster - Hugh Cook
- The Worshippers and the Way - Hugh Cook
Non-fiction
- Gerina Dunwich - Secrets of Love Magick
- Andrew Morton - Diana: Her True Story
Births
Deaths
- February 10 - Alex Haley, Roots author
- February 16 - Angela Carter, author
- April 6 - Isaac Asimov, author
- April 21 - Väinö Linna, Finnish novelist
- April 28 - Iceberg Slim, novelist
- May 22 - Elizabeth David, cookery writer
- July 22 - Reginald Bretnor, science fiction writer
- September 5 - Fritz Reuter Leiber Jr., American writer of fantasy and science fiction
- December 25 - Monica Dickens, novelist
- December 27 - Kay Boyle, writer, educator, political activist
Awards
- Booker Prize: Michael Ondaatje, The English Patient and Barry Unsworth, Sacred Hunger
- See 1992 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Nebula Award: Connie Willis, Doomsday Book
- Newbery Medal for children's literature: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Shiloh
- Nobel Prize for Literature: Derek Walcott
- Prix Goncourt: Patrick Chamoiseau, Texaco
- Prix Décembre: Henri Thomas, La Chasse au trésor and Roger Grenier, Regardez la neige qui tombe
- Prix Médicis French: Michel Rio, Tlacuilo
- Prix Médicis International: Louis Begley, Une éducation polonaise
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: Jane Smiley, A Thousand Acres
- Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: James Tate, Selected Poems
- Pulitzer Prize for Drama: Robert Schenkkan, The Kentucky Cycle
- Whitbread Best Book Award: Jeff Torrington, Swing Hammer Swing!
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