Graham Swift

British author

Also known as: Graham Colin Swift

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In full:: Graham Colin Swift

Born:: May 4, 1949, London, England (age 75)

Awards And Honors:: Booker Prize (1996)

Notable Works:: “Chemistry”; “England and Other Stories”; “Ever After”; “Last Orders”; “Light of Day, The”; “Mothering Sunday”; “Out of This World”; “Shuttlecock”; “The Sweet-Shop Owner”; “Tomorrow”; “Waterland”; “Wish You Were Here”

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Graham Swift (born May 4, 1949, London, England) is an English novelist and short-story writer whose subtly sophisticated psychological fiction explores the effects of history, especially family history, on contemporary domestic life. Swift grew up in South London and was educated at Dulwich College, York University, and Queens’ College, Cambridge (B.A., 1970; M.A., 1975). His first novel, The Sweet-Shop Owner (1980), juxtaposes the final day of a shopkeeper’s life with memories of his life as a whole. Shuttlecock (1981) concerns a police archivist whose work uncovers conflicting information about his father’s mental illness and involvement in World War II. After ...(100 of 377 words)

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