Events Ironweed by William Kennedy 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. New Books Changes - Danielle Steel Christine - Stephen King Cold Heaven - Anita Brian Moore The Colour of Magic - Terry Pratchett The Dark Green Tunnel - Allan W. Eckert Hollywood Wives - Jackie Collins Ironweed - William Kennedy The Last Warrior Queen - Mary Mackey Life and Times of Michael K - J. M. Coetzee The Little Drummmer Girl - John le Carré The Lonesome Gods - Louis L'Amour The Mists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley On Wings of Eagles - Ken Follett Pet Sematary - Stephen King Phantoms - Dean R. Koontz The Piano Teacher - Elfriede Jelinek Poland - James A. Michener The Robots of Dawn - Isaac Asimov Shame - Salman Rushdie A Time for Judas - Morley Callaghan White Gold Wielder: Book Three of the Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant - Stephen R. Donaldson Births Deaths February 25 - Tennessee Williams, playwright March 3 - Herge, Belgian comics creator Awards Booker Prize: J. M. Coetzee -Life and Times of Michael K See 1983 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards. Nebula Award: David Brin, Startide Rising Newbery Medal for children's literature: Cynthia Voight, Dicey's Song Nobel Prize for Literature: William Golding Prix Goncourt: Frédérick Tristan, Les égarés Prix Médicis French: Jean Echenoz, Cherokee Prix Médicis International: Kenneth White, La route bleue Pulitzer Prize for Drama: Marsha Norman, 'Night, Mother Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: Alice Walker - The Color Purple Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Galway Kinnell - Selected Poems Whitbread Best Book Award: John Fuller, Flying to Nowhere