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Graham Swift


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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
 
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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)
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Collections
   Learning to Swim (1982)
   Poolside (2007) (with others)
   England and Other Stories (2014)
   Twelve Post-War Tales (2025)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Chemistry (2008)
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Anthologies edited
   The Magic Wheel (1985)
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Non fiction show
 
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Books containing stories by Graham Swift
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The Picador Book of 40 (2012)
40 Writers Inspired By a Number
edited by
Charlotte Greig
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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
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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."
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Resonating Bodies (1988)
Lynne Alexander
"A rare love duet of a novel."

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