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November 3–4 – The 1966 flood of the Arno in Florence causes severe damage to libraries, including the National Central Library and Gabinetto Vieusseux. November 28 – Truman Capote 's Black and White Ball ("The Party of the Century") is held in New York City.
The 1966 Nobel Prize in Literature was divided equally between Shmuel Yosef Agnon (1888–1970) "for his profoundly characteristic narrative art with motifs from the life of the Jewish people" and Nelly Sachs (1891–1970) "for her outstanding lyrical and dramatic writing, which interprets Israel's destiny with touching strength."
1966 literary awards (2 P) B. Book series introduced in 1966 (1 C, 11 P) 1966 books (8 C, 25 P) L. Literary characters introduced in 1966 (19 P) P. 1966 poems (9 P)
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books. Only three novels topped the list that year, which was dominated by Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls which spent 28 weeks at the top of the list and 65 weeks in the top 10.
Pages in category "1966 books" ... 1966 in literature. List of The New York Times number-one books of 1966; 0–9. 100 Armenian Tales and Their Folkloristic Relevance; A.
[5] 18 women have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, the second highest number of any of the Nobel Prizes behind the Nobel Peace Prize. [6] [7] As of 2024, there have been 29 English-speaking laureates of the Nobel Prize in Literature, followed by French with 16 laureates and German with 14 laureates. France has the highest number of ...
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1966 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth. 16 April – Eric Lambert, novelist (born 1918) [38]
Pages in category "1966 novels" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Adrift on the Nile; B.