Graham Swift, author portrait
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Graham Swift

GRAHAM SWIFT was born in 1949 and is the author of ten novels, two collections of short stories, and Making an Elephant, a book of essays, portraits, poetry, and reflections on his life in writing. With Waterland he won The Guardian Fiction Award, and with Last Orders, the Booker Prize. Both novels have since been made into films. His work has appeared in more than thirty languages.
Twelve Post-War Tales
Here We Are
Mothering Sunday
England and Other Stories
Wish You Were Here
Making an Elephant
Tomorrow
The Light of Day
Last Orders
The Sweet-Shop Owner
Out of This World
Ever After
Waterland
Shuttlecock
Learning to Swim

Books

Twelve Post-War Tales
Here We Are
Mothering Sunday
England and Other Stories
Wish You Were Here
Making an Elephant
Tomorrow
The Light of Day
Last Orders
The Sweet-Shop Owner
Out of This World
Ever After
Waterland
Shuttlecock
Learning to Swim

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