This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 2009.

List of years in literature (table)
In poetry
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
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Events

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Herta Müller

New books

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Fiction

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Genre fiction

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Children and young people

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Drama

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Poetry

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Non-fiction

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Deaths

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Maurice Druon
 
Frank McCourt
 
Aeronwy Thomas
 
Elmer Kelton
 
Christine D'Haen
 
Veikko Huovinen
 
Vera Rich

Awards

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Australia

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Canada

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France

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Sweden

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United Kingdom

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United States

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Elsewhere

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See also

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Notes

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  • Hahn, Daniel (2015). The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature (Second ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198715542.

References

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  1. ^ Cody, Edward (April 21, 2009). "U. N. Launches Library Of World's Knowledge". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 21, 2009.
  2. ^ Higgins, Charlotte (May 1, 2009). "Carol Ann Duffy becomes first woman poet laureate". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on July 21, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
  3. ^ Lyall, Sarah (May 2, 2009). "After 341 Years, British Poet Laureate Is a Woman". The New York Times. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
  4. ^ Batty, David (May 17, 2009). "Ruth Padel elected first female Oxford professor of poetry". The Guardian. London. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
  5. ^ Cole, Olivia (May 12, 2009). "Nobel Winner Quits Oxford Poetry Race Over Sex Claims". The London Evening Standard. Archived from the original on May 5, 2013.
  6. ^ "Oxford professor of poetry Ruth Padel resigns". The Guardian. London. May 25, 2009. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
  7. ^ Kanōna szrajbowanio ślōnskij godki, pp. 1–9, 2009. Ślůnsko Nacyjo. No. 8 (30), August. Zabrze: Ślōnsko Nacyjno Ôficyno. ISSN 1897-1717.
  8. ^ "Jacob-und-Wilhelm-Grimm-Zentrum in Berlin / Germany by Max Dudler Architects". Daily Tonic. October 12, 2009. Archived from the original on November 6, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  9. ^ "Allen & Unwin - The Iremonger Award". Archived from the original on May 19, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  10. ^ Hughes, Evan (April 7, 2014). "Karl Ove Knausgaard Interview: A Literary Star Struggles with Regret". The New Republic. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  11. ^ Calkin, Jessamy (July 16, 2009). "The maid's tale: Kathryn Stockett examines slavery and racism in America's Deep South". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
  12. ^ Levy, Michael; Mendlesohn, Farah (April 21, 2016). Children's Fantasy Literature. Cambridge University Press. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-107-01814-3.
  13. ^ Hahn 2015, p. 551
  14. ^ Faculty of Arts, September 8, 2011, Edna Staebler Award Archived December 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Wilfrid Laurier University, Headlines (News Releases), Retrieved November 27, 2012
  15. ^ "Schriftsteller Johannes Mario Simmel gestorben ("Writer Johannes Mario Simmel died")". Spiegel Online (in German). January 2, 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
  16. ^ "Professor Valerie Flint: historian". The Times. February 3, 2009. Archived from the original on May 24, 2010. Retrieved June 5, 2010.
  17. ^ Taylor, Christine (March 28, 2009), "Sheila Walsh's Obituary at guardian.co.uk", The Guardian, London, UK, retrieved May 23, 2010
  18. ^ "US novelist Updike dies of cancer". BBC News. January 27, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
  19. ^ "Tayeb Salih, 80, Cross-Cultural Arabic Novelist, Dies". The New York Times. February 23, 2009.
  20. ^ "Christopher Nolan". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media PLC. February 22, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
  21. ^ McLellan, Dennis (March 4, 2009). "Philip Jose Farmer dies at 91; acclaimed science fiction writer". Los Angeles Times.
  22. ^ Italie, Hillel (March 17, 2009). "James Purdy, Author of Underground Classics, Dies". USA Today. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  23. ^ "Winifred Foley". TheGuardian.com. April 2, 2009. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
  24. ^ Lichfield, John (April 20, 2009). "Maurice Druon: Writer and pugnacious defender of the French language". The Independent. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  25. ^ Steel, David (April 16, 2009). "Sir Clement Freud". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
  26. ^ "Author J. G. Ballard dies at 78", Deseret News, 20 April 2009, p. A12
  27. ^ "Frank Barlow (1911–2009)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/101439. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  28. ^ "Phyllis Gotlieb, sci-fi writer and poet, dies at 83". CBC. July 15, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
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  30. ^ "Daughter of Dylan Thomas has died". BBC. July 28, 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
  31. ^ "Fallece el escritor chileno Alfonso Calderón". El País. Madrid. August 9, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2009.
  32. ^ "Archdruid Dic Jones dies, aged 75". bbc.co.uk. August 18, 2009. Retrieved August 18, 2009.
  33. ^ "Keith Waterhouse: Leeds author and playwright dies". Yorkshire Evening Post. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2009.
  34. ^ "Cuban Intellectual Cintio Vitier Passes Away at 88". Latin American Herald Tribune. October 3, 2009. Archived from the original on December 28, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  35. ^ Linde, Steve (November 22, 2009). "Naomi Frankel to be buried on Kibbutz Beit Alpha". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  36. ^ Wood, Harriet Harvey (December 16, 2009). "Elizabeth Berridge obituary". The Guardian.
  37. ^ Weber, Bruce (January 14, 2010). "William J. Lederer, Co-Author of 'The Ugly American,' Dies at 97". The New York Times. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  38. ^ "Julian Fane: author". The Times. January 4, 2010.
  39. ^ "Russian author Grigory Baklanov dies". CBC Life. Archived from the original on December 26, 2009.
  40. ^ Adam Kirsch (December 30, 2009). "In Memory, and Admiration, of Rachel Wetzsteon". The New Republic.
  41. ^ Martin, Jurek (January 2, 2010). "Poet, political prisoner and a campaigner to the end". Financial Times. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
  42. ^ Dunlap, David W. (December 30, 2009). "Norval White, of AIA Guide, Dies at 83". The New York Times. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
  43. ^ "Jacqueline Sturm: A pioneering literary figure". Stuff.co.nz. January 10, 2010.
  44. ^ Faculty of Arts, 2009, Edna Staebler Award Archived October 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Wilfrid Laurier University, Previous winners, Russell Wangersky, Retrieved November 16, 2012
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