From Here to Eternity by James Jones is published. In 2001, the book would be listed as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century by the editorial board of the American Modern Library.
A Question of Upbringing by Anthony Powell is published. It is the first novel of his A Dance to the Music of Time duodecalogy. In 2001, this twelve-volume series of novels published between 1951 and 1975 will be named to the list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century by the editorial board of the American Modern Library.