1940 in literature

Summary

This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1940.

List of years in literature (table)
In poetry
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
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  1. ^ Boulé, Jean-Pierre (2005). Sartre, Self-formation, and Masculinities. Berghahn Books. p. 114. ISBN 1-57181-742-5.
  2. ^ Judt, Tony (1992). Past Imperfect. French Intellectuals, 1944–1956. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 28–30. ISBN 0-520-07921-3.
  3. ^ Chronology in Oxford World's Classics editions of her works.
  4. ^ Bradford, Richard (2004). First Boredom Then Fear: The Life of Philip Larkin. London: Peter Owen. p. 39. ISBN 0-7206-1147-4.
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  6. ^ Sutherland, John; Fender, Stephen (2011). "29 December". Love, Sex, Death & Words: Surprising Tales from a Year in Literature. London: Icon. ISBN 978-184831-247-0.
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  8. ^ Romain Hilgert: Les journaux au Luxembourg. 1704-2004 Archived 2009-12-29 at the Wayback Machine, p. 98-99.
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  10. ^ Bill Rees (17 October 2011). The Loneliness of the Long Distance Book Runner. Parthian Books. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-908946-04-1.
  11. ^ Johnson, Lorraine; Alderson, Brian (2014). The Ladybird Story: children's books for everyone. London: British Library. ISBN 978-0-7123-5728-9.
  12. ^ "Tom Brokaw Biography: News Anchor, Journalist (1940–)". Biography.com (A&E Networks). Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  13. ^ Attridge, Derek (2004). J. M. Coetzee and the Ethics of Reading: Literature in the Event. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-226-03117-0.
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  19. ^ Matthew J. Bruccoli; Judith Baughman (2009). F. Scott Fitzgerald in the Marketplace: The Auction and Dealer Catalogues, 1935-2006. University of South Carolina Press. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-57003-799-3.
  20. ^ Gisèle Sapiro (23 April 2014). The French Writers' War, 1940-1953. Duke University Press. p. 540. ISBN 978-0-8223-9512-6.