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.
“Haunting.” —The New York Times
“Exquisite. . . Mothering Sunday shows love, lust, and ordinary
decency struggling against the bars of an unjust English caste
system.” —Kazuo Ishiguro, The Guardian
“A book you’ll want to read more than once—and then urge on your
friends.” —NPR
“An exquisite, emotionally resonant romance.” —Entertainment
Weekly
“A fairy tale of sexual and intellectual awakening.” —The New
Yorker
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