1956 in literature

	… 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; ; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; ; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966 …;
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This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1956.