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1960 in literature 

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The year 1960 in literature involved some significant events and new books.

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Events

  • Lawrence Durrell publishes Clea, the final volume of the four-book collection titled The Alexandria Quartet that began in 1957.
  • August Derleth launches the poetry magazine, Hawk and Whippoorwill.
  • Astounding magazine is renamed Analog.
  • Dalton Trumbo, one of the Hollywood Ten, receives full credit for his work on the films Exodus and Spartacus.
  • Hans Freudenthal invents the artificial language, Lincos, intended for communication with alien life forms.
  • Michael Foot relinquishes the editorship of Tribune to return to Parliament.
  • Waldo Williams is imprisoned for six weeks for non-payment of income tax (a protest against defence spending). ¤ ₳ ฿ ₵ ¢ ₡ ₢ $ ₫ ₯ € ₠ ₣ ƒ ₴ ₭ ₤ ℳ ₥ ₦ № ₧ ₰ £ ៛ ₨ ₪ ৳ ₮ ₩ ¥ ♠ ♣ ♥ ♦ m² m³

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New books

New drama

Poetry

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