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This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1943. ==Events== *January 4 - Thomas Mann completes writing ''Joseph der Ernährer'' in California, last of the tetralogy ''Joseph and His Brothers'' (''Joseph und seine Brüder'') on which he began work in December 1926. *February 4 - Première of Bertolt Brecht's ''The Good Person of Szechwan'' (''Der gute Mensch von Sezuan'') at the Schauspielhaus Zürich in Switzerland with Leonard Steckel directing.〔Willett, John. 1967. The Theatre of Bertolt Brecht: A Study from Eight Aspects. Third rev. ed. London: Methuen, 1977. ISBN 0-413-34360-X, p51〕 *March - Publication in New York of exiled French aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's self-illustrated children's novella ''The Little Prince'', the all-time best-selling book originated in French. *May - A strongly antisemitic production of Shakespeare's ''The Merchant of Venice'' is staged at the Burgtheater in Vienna with Werner Krauss as Shylock. *September - George Orwell resigns from the BBC to become literary editor of ''Tribune''. *September 9 - Première of Bertolt Brecht's ''Life of Galileo'' (''Leben des Galilei'', 1939) at the Schauspielhaus Zürich in Switzerland with Leonard Steckel directing and playing the title rôle. *December * *Philip Larkin, having graduated from the University of Oxford, obtains his first post as a librarian (at Wellington, Shropshire). * *Philip Van Doren Stern sends copies of his story ''The Greatest Gift'' to friends as a Christmas card. *December 22 - Death of children's writer and illustrator Beatrix Potter. She bequeaths over 4,000 acres (16 km2) of land in the English Lake District to the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty. *Isaac Bashevis Singer becomes a naturalized citizen of the United States. *Publication of a new comprehensive edition of Friedrich Hölderlin's complete works (''Sämtliche Werke'', the "''Große Stuttgarter Ausgabe''"), begins. *Jack Kerouac transfers from the Merchant Marine to the United States Navy where he serves eight days of active duty and is honorably discharged on psychiatric grounds. In New York City, he, William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg become friends. *Tristan Bernard is released from the Drancy internment camp. *The Federal Bureau of Investigation in the United States places Richard Wright under surveillance. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1943 in literature」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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