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Graham Swift is a British writer, novelist, and teacher born in London on May 4, 1949. He was educated at Dulwich College, the University of York, and Queens' College. Swift began his work period in 1980 and is a member of the Royal Society of Literature. His notable works include *Waterland*, *Last Orders*, *Wish You Were Here*, *The Sweet Shop Owner*, *Tomorrow*, and *Shuttlecock*.
He has received the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, the Booker Prize, and the Hawthornden Prize. Swift was also nominated for the Booker Prize. His archives are held at the British Library. He speaks English and was born Graham Colin Swift.
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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
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1989-12-13
Discography
- Taylor Swift2006
- Fearless2008
- Speak Now2010
- Red2012
- 19892014
- reputation2017
- Lover2019
- folklore2020
- evermore2020
- Fearless (Taylor’s Version)2021
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 221
- Total plays
- 1,059
Graham Colin Swift FRSL (born 4 May 1949) is an English writer. Born in London, England, he was educated at Dulwich College, London, Queens' College, Cambridge, and later the University of York. Some of Swift's books have been filmed, including Last Orders, starring Michael Caine and Bob Hoskins and Waterland, starring Jeremy Irons. Last Orders was joint-winner of the 1996 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction and a mildly controversial winner of the 1996 Booker Prize <a href="https://www
Academic profile · OpenAlex
- Works
- 90
- Cited by
- 3,038
Research areas
Most cited works
- Biodegradation of thermally-oxidized, fragmented low-density polyethylenes2003 · 294 cit
- Enzyme-Catalyzed .epsilon.-Caprolactone Ring-Opening Polymerization1995 · 198 cit
- Enzyme-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization of ω-Pentadecalactone1997 · 186 cit
- Directions for environmentally biodegradable polymer research1993 · 181 cit
- Lipase-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization of Trimethylene Carbonate1997 · 151 cit
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,790x
- Mixed effects models and extensions in ecology with R
· 2009 · cited 12,783x
- The Sequence of the Human Genome
· 2001 · cited 10,205x
- Efficacy and Safety of the mRNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine
· 2021 · cited 9,949x
- ASSESSMENT OF COMA AND IMPAIRED CONSCIOUSNESS
· 1974 · cited 9,790x
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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
Show 8 more facts
- 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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