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Stanley Middleton was born in Bulwell, Nottinghamshire. He published his first novel, A Short Answer, in 1958.
Middleton went on to publish 45 novels in a career spanning 50 years. He was joint winner of the Booker Prize in 1974, with Holiday.
Winner The Booker Prize 1974