This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1932.
Events
- The final issue of Aussie: The Australian Soldiers' Magazine appears.
Books
- Marie Bjelke-Petersen — The Rainbow Lute
- Eleanor Dark — Slow Dawning
- Jean Devanny — Poor Swine
- Norman Lindsay
- The Cautious Amorist
- Mr Gresham and Olympus
- Leonard Mann — Flesh in Armour
- Vance Palmer — Daybreak
- Alice Grant Rosman — Benefits Received
- Nevil Shute — Lonely Road
- E. V. Timms — Alicia Deane
- Arthur W. Upfield
- Breakaway House
- Gripped by Drought
- Mr Jelly's Business
- A Royal Abduction
Poetry
- Dulcie Deamer — Messalina
- C. J. Dennis — "'I Dips me Lid' to the Sydney Harbour Bridge"
- Mary Gilmore
- "The Men of Eureka (A Recollection)"
- "The Myall in Prison"
- Under the Wilgas
- Will H. Ogilvie — The Collected Sporting Verse of Will H. Ogilvie
- Katharine Susannah Prichard — The Earth Lover and Other Verses
- Kenneth Slessor
- Cuckooz Contrey
- "My Lady's Maid"
Biographies
Awards and honours
Literary
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALS Gold Medal[1] | Leonard Mann | Flesh in Armour | Phaedrus Books |
Births
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1932 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
- 7 January — Katharine Brisbane, critic
- 6 July — Ted Egan, poet
- 16 July — Christopher Koch, novelist (died 2013)
Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1932 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
- 8 April – Hubert Church, poet (born 1857)
- 23 June — Francis Kenna, poet (born 1865)[2]
- 12 July — Fergus Hume, novelist (born 1859)[3]
- 5 October — Christopher Brennan, poet (born 1870)[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "In and About the City - Literature Award" The Courier-Mail, 10 November 1933, p10
- ↑ "Austlit - Francis Kenna". Austlit. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ↑ "Hume, Fergusson Wright (Fergus) (1859–1932) by Pauline M. Kirk". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ↑ "Brennan, Christopher John (1870–1932) by Axel Clark". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
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