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Graham Colin Swift FRSL (born 4 May 1949) is an English writer. Born in London, England, he was educated at Dulwich College, Queens' College, Cambridge, and later the University of York . Career. Some of Swift's books have been filmed, including Waterland (1992), Shuttlecock (1993), Last Orders (1996) and Mothering Sunday (2021).
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30 de abr. de 2024 · Graham Swift, English novelist and short-story writer whose subtly sophisticated psychological fiction explores the effects of history, especially family history, on contemporary domestic life. His novel Last Orders (1996) won the Booker Prize. Learn more about Swift’s life and career, including his other books.
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Learn about the life and works of Graham Swift, a British novelist who won the Booker Prize for Fiction in 1996 for Last Orders. Explore his themes of memory, history, identity and alienation in his novels and non-fiction.
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16 de jan. de 2021 · Twenty-five years after his Booker prize‑winning novel was published, Swift reflects on how his story of a dark day trip to Margate became a celebration of life. Graham Swift. Sat 16 Jan 2021...
Graham Colin Swift FRSL (born May 4, 1949) is an English author. He was born in London, England and educated at Dulwich College, London, Queens' College, Cambridge, and later the University of York. He was a friend of Ted Hughes.
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Graham Swift. Nascido em Londres em 1949, estudou nas universidades de Cambridge e York. Sua primeira novela, The sweet shop owner, foi publicada em 1980. No ano seguinte, surgiu Shuttlecock e, em 1983, o longo e denso Terra d'água, que recebeu diversos prêmios.
Graham Swift is a British novelist and short story writer who has won the Booker Prize for Last Orders and the Hawthornden Prize for Mothering Sunday. His books explore themes of identity, memory, history and mortality in England and other countries.
