30 – Edgar Hilsenrath, German novelist ranged from the grotesque (The Nazi and the Barber) to the poetic (The Story of the Last Thought), 92 (born 1926) December 31 – Gülriz Sururi, Turkish novelist, memoirist and essayist, 89 (born 1929) Awards The following list is arranged alphabetically: Folio Prize: Richard Lloyd Parry, Ghosts Of The Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan's Disaster Zone German Book Prize: Inger-Maria Mahlke for Archipel Governor General's Award for English-language fiction: Sarah Henstra, The Red Word Governor General's Award for French-language fiction: Karoline Georges, De synthèse International Prize for Arabic Fiction: Lambda Literary Awards: Multiple categories; see 30th Lambda Literary Awards. See also References 2018-related lists Literature Culture-related timelines by year Years of the 21st century in literature