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Events relating to english literature
English poet James Fenton publishes his first collection, Terminal Moraine
British economist Ernst Friedrich Schumacher publishes an influential economic tract, Small is Beautiful
Martin Amis, son of Kingsley Amis, publishes his first novel, The Rachel Papers
German-born British art historian Nikolaus Pevsner completes his monumental 46-volume Buildings of England
English author Ruth Prawer Jhabwala wins the Booker Prize with her novel Heat and Dust
Iris Murdoch publishes The Sea, the Sea, and wins the 1978 Booker Prize
English author Andrew Motion publishes his first collection of poems, The Pleasure Steamers
British author Ian McEwan publishes his first novel, The Cement Garden
Peter Shaffer's play about Mozart, Amadeus, has its premiere in London
War Music is the first instalment of Christopher Logue's version of the Iliad
Salman Rushdie's novel Midnight's Children uses the moment of India's independence to launch an adventure in magic realism
English author Anita Brookner publishes her first novel, A Start in Life
Michael Frayn's farce Noises Off opens in London's West end
British economist Nicholas Kaldor attacks monetarism in The Economic Consequences of Mrs Thatcher
Ronald Harwood's play The Dresser is partly inspired by the British actor Donald Wolfit
English author Julian Barnes publishes a multi-faceted literary novel, Flaubert's Parrot
British Rasta poet Benjamin Zephaniah publishes his second collection as The Dread Affair
English poets John Fuller and James Fenton collaborate in a volume of satirical poems, Partingtime Hall
Talking Heads, a series of dramatic monologues by English author Alan Bennett, is broadcast on British TV
Ayatollah Khomeini declares a fatwa against Salman Rushdie for his Satanic Verses
British physicist Stephen Hawking explains the cosmos for the general reader in A Brief History of Time: from the Big Bang to Black Holes
Racing Demon launches a trilogy on the British establishment by English playwright David Hare
Alan Bennett's play The Madness of George III is performed at the National Theatre in London
Regeneration is the first volume of English author Pat Barker's trilogy of novels set during World War I
English poet Thom Gunn's The Man with Night Sweats deals openly with AIDS
