The year 1927 in literature involved some significant events and new books.
Events
New books
New drama
Poetry
Non-fiction
Births
- January 8 - Charles Tomlinson, British poet
- February 1 - Galway Kinnell, American poet
- February 21 - Erma Bombeck, American humorist (d. 1996)
- March 6 - Gabriel García Márquez, Colombian novelist
- May 25 - Robert Ludlum, American novelist (d. 2001)
- July 4 - Neil Simon, American playwright
- August 23 - Dick Bruna, Dutch author & illustrator
- September 30 - W. S. Merwin, American poet
- October 16 - Günter Grass, German novelist
- December 13 - James Wright, American poet (d. 1980)
Deaths
- March 18 - Philip Wicksteed, theologian and critic
- March 31 - Mabel Collins, British theosophist & author (b. 1851)
- April 16 - Gaston Leroux, French novelist (b. 1868)
- May 25 - Henri Hubert, French sociologist (b. 1872)
- May 29 - Georges Eekhoud, Belgian novelist (b. 1854)
- June 1 - J. B. Bury, Irish historian (b. 1861)
- June 14 - Jerome K. Jerome, English humorous writer (b. 1859)
- July 5 - Lesbia Harford, Australian poet (b. 1891)
- August 13 - James Oliver Curwood, American novelist & conservationist (b. 1878)
- September 14 - Hugo Ball, German poet (b. 1886)
- October 8
- December 5 - Fyodor Sologub, Russian dramatist & essayist (b. 1863)
- date unknown
Awards
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