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Graham Swift

(b.1949)

Graham Swift is the author of the Booker Prize-winning Last Orders. His work has been translated into more than twenty languages. He lives in London, England.

Awards: James Tait Black (1996), Booker (1996) see all

Genres: Literary Fiction

New and upcoming books

May 2025

Twelve Post-War Tales

Novels

   The Sweet Shop Owner (1980)
   Shuttlecock (1981)
   Waterland (1983)
   Out of This World (1988)
   Ever After (1992)
   Last Orders (1996)
   The Light of Day (2002)
   Tomorrow (2007)
   Wish You Were Here (2011)
   Mothering Sunday (2016)
   Here We Are (2020)

Collections

   Learning to Swim (1982)
   Poolside (2007) (with others)
   England and Other Stories (2014)
   Twelve Post-War Tales (2025)

Novellas and Short Stories

Chemistry (2008)

Anthologies edited

The Magic Wheel (1985)

Non fiction show

Omnibus editions show

Books containing stories by Graham Swift

The Picador Book of 40 (2012)
40 Writers Inspired By a Number
edited by
Charlotte Greig

The Penguin Book of Modern British Short Stories (1987)
edited by
Malcolm Bradbury

Granta 7 (1983)
The Best of Young British Novelists 1
(Granta, book 7)
edited by
Bill Burford

Awards

	1996 James Tait Black Memorial Prize : Last Orders
	1996 Booker Prize : Last Orders
	1983 Granta Best of Young British Novelists

Award nominations

	2017 Walter Scott Prize for Best Historical Novel (nominee) : Mothering Sunday
	2003 Booker Prize (longlist) : The Light of Day
	1998 Dublin Literary Award (nominee) : Last Orders
	1996 Whitbread Prize for Best Novel (nominee) : Last Orders
	1983 Booker Prize (shortlist) : Waterland

Graham Swift recommends

A Year of Last Things (2024)
Michael Ondaatje
"Michael Ondaatje defies the normal distinction between poet and novelist. His writing is consistently tuned to a visionary pitch."

Resonating Bodies (1988)
Lynne Alexander
"A rare love duet of a novel."

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