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Graham Swift is a British writer, novelist, and teacher born in London in 1949. He was educated at Dulwich College, the University of York, and Queens' College. His notable works include *Waterland*, *Last Orders*, *Wish You Were Here*, *The Sweet Shop Owner*, *Tomorrow*, and *Shuttlecock*. He began his writing career in 1980 and is a member of the Royal Society of Literature.
Swift has received several awards for his writing, including the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, the Booker Prize, and the Hawthornden Prize. He was also nominated for the Booker Prize. His archives are held at the British Library.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1949-05-04
- Works
- 44
Top works
- Wish you were here
- Waterland
- The sweet shop owner
- Tomorrow
- Shuttlecock
via Open Library + Wikidata
Key facts
- Born
- Graham Colin Swift , ( 1949-05-04 ) 4 May 1949 (age 77) , London , United Kingdom
- Occupation
- Writer
- Education
- Croydon Grammar School (1954–1960), Dulwich College (1960–1966)
- Alma mater
- Queens' College, Cambridge
- Genre
- Novel, Poem, Short story
- Literary movement
- Postmodernism
- Years active
- 1970s—present
- Notable works
- Waterland , Mothering Sunday
- Notable awards
- Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize , 1983 , Guardian Fiction Prize , 1983 , Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize , 1983 , Grinzane Cavour Prize , 1987 , Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger , 1994 , James Tait Black Memorial Prize , 1996 , Booker Prize , 1996 , Hawthornden Prize , 2017
- Spouse
- Candice Rodd
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Graham
- Family name
- Swift
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London
- Occupation
- novelist
- Educated at
- Queens' College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Last Orders
- Image
- Graham Swift.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1949-05-04
- member of
- Royal Society of Literature
- start of work period
- 1980-00-00
- birth name
- Graham Colin Swift
- archives at
- British Library
- name in native language
- Graham Swift
- nominated for
- Booker Prize
- Commons category
- Graham Swift
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Encyclopedic overview
Graham Colin Swift FRSL (born 4 May 1949) is an English novelist, poet and short story writer.
His first novel – The Sweet-Shop Owner – was published in 1980. His second novel – Shuttlecock – was published the following year, and won the 1983 Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize. He followed this with Learning to Swim and Other Stories, in 1982. Swift's third novel – Waterland – won the 1983 Guardian Fiction Prize, the 1983 Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize, the 1987 Grinzane Cavour Prize and was shortlisted for the 1983 Booker Prize. He followed this with his fourth novel – Out of This World – which was published in 1988. His fifth novel – Ever After – was published in 1992, and won the 1994 Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger.
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