1953 in literature

• The science fiction Hugo Literary Award has been established.

International

• The Nobel Prize in Literature is Sir Winston Churchill , "For the high mastery of historical and biographical works, as well as for the brilliant oratory, with which the highest human values ​​were upheld."
• Hugo Award - Alfred Bester , " A Man Without a Face ."
• International Stalin Prize "For the strengthening of peace between peoples" - Howard Melvin Fast .

Israel

• Israeli State Prize for Hebrew Literature:
  • Yaakov Kahan ;
  • Chaim Khazaz .

USA

• The Pulitzer Prize in the category of artwork written by an American writer— Ernest Hemingway , “The Old Man and the Sea ”
• Pulitzer Prize in the category of dramatic work for the theater - William Inge, " Picnic "
• Pulitzer Prize in the category of poetry - Archibald MacLeish , collection "Selected Poems of 1917-1952"

France

• Goncourt Prize - Pierre Gascard .
• Renodo Prize - Celia Bertan .
• The Feneon Prize is Alain Rob-Grieux , the novel Erasers, and Mohammed Deeb , La Grande Maison.

• “Myshkin’s pipe” is a work of Alexey Remizov .
• “On the way from there” is a book by Ivan Elagin .

Novels

• " 451 degrees Fahrenheit " - Ray Bradbury's science fiction novel.
• Junkie is a novel by William Burroughs .
• The Tree of Life is the latest novel from Boris Zaitsev ’s tetralogy The Journey of Gleb.
• “ And did not say a single word ” - Heinrich Böll's novel.
• " Casino Royale" "- the first novel by Jan Fleming about James Bond .
• "A Pocket Full of Rye " is a detective novel by Agatha Christie .
• The Ring Around the Sun is Clifford Saymak's novel.
• End of Childhood is a science fiction novel by Arthur Clark .
• “ Erasers ” is a novel by Alain Rob Grieux .
• “Faces in the Shadow” is a novel by Pierre Boileau and Tom Narcezhak .
• The Overloaded Ark is a book by animal writer Gerald Darrell .
• “Pilgrims” is a novel by Gaito Gazdanov .
• “ Aliens from Nowhere ” is a novel by Francis Karsak .
• " After the funeral " - a detective novel by Agatha Christie .
• “ Silver Chair ” is a fantastic novel by Clive Staples Lewis .
• “ Steel Caves ” is a novel by Isaac Asimov .

Tale

• “ That Won't Kill You ” is a story by Rex Stout .

Small prose

• “ Altar ” is the story of Robert Sheckley .
• “ Nine Billion Names of God, ” is the story of Arthur Clark .
• Nine Tales is a short story collection by Jerome David Salinger .
• The Seventh Sacrifice is a story by Robert Sheckley.
• “ The Bird Guard ” is a fantastic story by Robert Sheckley.
• “ Heat ” is the story of Robert Sheckley.
• “ Form ” is the story of Robert Sheckley.
• “The Man Who Planted the Trees ” is a story-allegory of Jean Giono .

Pieces

• “The Return of Beortnot, the Son of Beorthelm ” - a play by J. R. R. Tolkien .
• Picnic is a play by William Inge .

Literary Studies

Born

• January 9 - Morris Glitzman is an Australian children's writer.
• February 5 - Giannina Braschi - American poet, playwright, prose writer, essayist.
• February 11 - Alexander Alexandrovich Genis - Russian American writer, essayist, literary critic, critic, radio host.
• February 15 - Alexander Davydov - Russian writer, literary figure.
• March 27 - Patricia Reedy - American writer.
• April 26 - Vladimir Georgievich Brusyanin - Russian poet (died in 2000 ).
• April 28 - Roberto Bolagno - Chilean poet and prose writer (died in 2003 ).
• June 10 - Andres Trapiello - Spanish poet, prose writer, essayist.
• June 23 - Kari Fajer - Mexican writer and screenwriter, author of popular novels ( Just Maria - adaptation, Falsehood, Rosalind, Angel's Face, Contrary to fate , Tomorrow is forever, I am your mistress, etc.).
• August 15 - Wolfgang Holbein - German science fiction writer.
• August 17 - Hertha Muller , German writer and public figure, 2009 Nobel Prize winner in literature.
• August 20 - Vladimir Petrovich Vishnevsky , Russian poet.
• September 16 - Nancy Houston , Canadian writer, author of novels and essays.
• September 19 - Dina Ilyinichna Rubina , a famous Israeli writer writing in Russian.
• October 7 - Alexander Alon - Israeli poet and songwriter.
• November 16 - Oleg Iosifovich Gubar - Russian prose writer, journalist, poet.
• December 3rd :
  • Lev Arkhipovich Efimov - Chuvash writer, historian, ethnographer.
  • Patrick Chamoiso - French writer, essayist, screenwriter.
• December 9th :
  • Irena Alekseevna Vysotskaya - children's writer, journalist.
  • Niels Wörsel is a Danish screenwriter.

Date unknown:

• Kutsiye Bozoklar is a Turkish left-wing political activist, writer, journalist and poet (she died in 2009 ).

Died

• February 12 - Semyon Petrovich Gudzenko , Soviet front-line poet (born in 1922 ).
• February 20 - Vidunas , Lithuanian playwright, philosopher, cultural figure (born in 1868 ).
• March 20 - Gracillanu Ramus , Brazilian writer (born 1892 ).
• April 4 - Rachild , French writer (born in 1860 ).
• July 6 - Julia de Burgos , Puerto Rican poetess (born 1914 ).
• July 16 - Healer Bellock , English writer and historian (born 1870 ).
• October 31 - Ewald Banze , German war writer, historian of Pan-Germanism, geographer (born in 1883 ).
• November 8 - Ivan Alekseevich Bunin , an outstanding Russian writer, poet, Nobel Prize winner in literature in 1933 (born in 1870 ).
• November 9 - Dylan Thomas , Welsh poet, playwright, publicist (born 1914 ).
• November 27 - Eugene Gladstone O'Neill , American playwright, 1936 Nobel Prize in Literature (born in 1888 ).
• November 30 - Francis Picabia , French avant-garde artist and publicist (born in 1879 ).