Graham Swift
Graham Colin Swift FRSL
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2026-07-16
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Graham Colin Swift FRSL (born 4 May 1949) is a British writer. Born in London, UK, he was educated at Dulwich College, Queens' College, Cambridge, and later the University of York.
Career
- 1949Born
- 1983Won Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize
- 1983Won Guardian Fiction Prize
- 1996Won James Tait Black Memorial Prize
- 1996Won Booker Prize
- 2017Won Hawthornden Prize
- Member of Royal Society of Literature
- Notable work: Shuttlecock
- Notable work: Waterland
- Notable work: Last Orders
Trivia
- •Place of birth: London
- •Citizenship: United Kingdom
- •Known as: writer, novelist
What happened recently
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Graham Swift on Last Orders, 25 years on: 'I wasn't born a writer - I had to become one'
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Robert Webb: 'I've given Graham Swift's Waterland to at least two girlfriends and David Mitchell'
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