Events Under the Net by Iris Murdoch is published. In 2001, the book would be named as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century by the editorial board of the American Modern Library. Lord of the Flies by William G. Golding is published. In 2001, the book would be listed as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century as selected by the editorial board of the American Modern Library. New Books The Acrobats - Mordecai Richler Benton's Row - Frank Yerby The Bridge on the River Kwai (Le pont de la rivière Kwai) - Pierre Boulle The Egyptian - Mika Waltari Histoire d'O (The Story of O) - Pauline Reage The Horse and His Boy - C. S. Lewis Ideas and Opinions - Albert Einstein Katherine - Anya Seton Lord of the Flies - William G. Golding Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring - J. R. R. Tolkien Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers - J. R. R. Tolkien Love Is Eternal - Irving Stone Lucky Jim - Kingsley Amis Mandarins - Simone de Beauvoir Mary Anne - Daphne du Maurier Nectar in a Sieve - Kamala Markandaya Never Victorious, Never Defeated - Taylor Caldwell No Time for Sergeants - Mac Hyman Not as a Stranger - Morton Thompson The Royal Box - Frances Parkinson Keyes Sayonara - James A. Michener Sweet Thursday - John Steinbeck Under Milkwood (Poetry) - Dylan Thomas Under the Net - Iris Murdoch The View from Pompey's Head - Hamilton Basso Births January 29 - Oprah Winfrey, actress, talk show host, producer, publisher February 6 - Argusto Emfazie, occultist, author Deaths August 3 - Colette, French novelist Awards Newbery Medal for children's literature: Joseph Krumgold, And Now Miguel Nobel Prize for Literature: Ernest Miller Hemingway Pulitzer Prize for Drama: John Patrick, The Teahouse of the August Moon Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: no award given Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Theodore Roethke: The Waking