Winning the Booker Prize in 1996 with Last Orders, Graham Swift’s work is praised for its simple but powerful portrayal of English life
Graham Swift
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Graham Swift is the author of 11 novels and three collections of short stories. His books have appeared in over 30 languages
His work includes the highly acclaimed England and Other Stories, and Making an Elephant, a book of essays, portraits, poetry and reflections on his life in writing. His novel Mothering Sunday became an international bestseller and won The Hawthornden Prize for best work of imaginative literature. With Waterland he won the Guardian Fiction Prize, and with Last Orders the Booker Prize 1996. Both novels were made into films.
Last Orders
Winner of The Booker Prize 1996
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- Graham Swift
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- Picador
Sorrow and resentment mingle with passion and regret in Graham Swift’s Booker Prize-winning novel
Other nominated books
Two East Anglian families are linked by a deep secret in Graham Swift’s eloquent and poignant exploration of water, history, desire and tragedy
Graham Swift’s powerful and atmospheric tale of murder, redemption and of the discovery, for better or worse, of the hidden forces inside us
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Win a copy of Last Orders by Graham Swift
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Reading guide: Last Orders by Graham Swift
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An extract from Last Orders by Graham Swift
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Monthly Spotlight: Last Orders by Graham Swift
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Where to start with Graham Swift: a guide to his best books
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Booker Prize books that have been adapted for film and television
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