1991 in literature

See also: 1990 in literature, other events of 1991, 1992 in literature, list of years in literature.

Deaths

• January 22 - Robert Choquette, Canadian novelist and poet
• January 23 - Northrop Frye, literary critic
• January 29 - Yasushi Inoue, historian
• February 24 - John Daly, journalist, game show host
• April 3 - Graham Greene
• April 12 - James Schuyler, poet
• April 29 - Claude Gallimard, French publishing magnate
• July 24 - Isaac Bashevis Singer
• September 24 - Dr. Seuss
• October 11 - Steven Jesse Bernstein, performance poet
• October 12 - Arkady Strugatsky, science fiction writer
• October 27 - George Barker, poet
• November 29 - Frank Garvin Yerby, historical novelist