The record
Graham Swift is an English writer. Born on 4 May 1949 in London, Swift is 77.
Notable works include Shuttlecock, Waterland and Last Orders. Swift studied at University of York and Dulwich College. Honours include Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, Guardian Fiction Prize and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, among 6 recorded.
With a Wikipedia article in 35 languages, Graham Swift is No. 33,905 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 4 May 1949, London (age 77)
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Known as
- Writer, novelist, teacher
- Field
- Literature
- Education
- University of York, Dulwich College
- Languages
- English
- Wikipedia editions
- 35
Did you know
4 May
Shares a birthday with Audrey Hepburn and Hosni Mubarak.
1,062
One of 1,062 people in the Index born in London, with Geoffrey Chaucer.
35
Has a Wikipedia article in 35 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Honours and works
Awards
- Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize1983
- Guardian Fiction Prize1983
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature1984
- James Tait Black Memorial Prize1996
- Booker Prize1996
- Hawthornden Prize2017
Notable works
- Shuttlecock
- Waterland
- Last Orders
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- Wikidata Q437718 (facts, CC0)
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