1932 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1932.

For an overview of world literature see 1932 in literature.

See also: 1931 in Australian literature, 1932 in Australia, 1933 in Australian literature.

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

• Ion Idriess — Flynn of the Inland

Awards and honours

Literary

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.

• 23 June — Francis Kenna, poet (born 1865)
• 12 July — Fergus Hume, novelist (born 1859)
• 5 October — Christopher Brennan, poet (born 1870)

See also

• 1932 in poetry
• List of years in literature
• List of years in Australian literature

References