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John Galsworthy OM ( / ˈɡɔːlzwɜːrði /; 14 August 1867 – 31 January 1933) was an English novelist and playwright. He is best known for his trilogy of novels collectively called The Forsyte Saga, and two later trilogies, A Modern Comedy and End of the Chapter. He was awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize in Literature .
John Galsworthy (born Aug. 14, 1867, Kingston Hill, Surrey, Eng.—died Jan. 31, 1933, Grove Lodge, Hampstead) was an English novelist and playwright, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1932.
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John Galsworthy was a British novelist and playwright who wrote The Forsyte Saga, a roman fleuve that criticized the upper middle classes. He also wrote social dramas such as Justice and The Skin Game, and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932.
The Forsyte Saga, first published under that title in 1922, is a series of three novels and two interludes published between 1906 and 1921 by the English author John Galsworthy, who won the 1932 Nobel Prize in Literature.
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John Galsworthy. The Nobel Prize in Literature 1932. Born: 14 August 1867, Kingston Hill, United Kingdom. Died: 31 January 1933, London, United Kingdom. Residence at the time of the award: United Kingdom. Prize motivation: “for his distinguished art of narration which takes its highest form in The Forsyte Saga ” Language: English. Prize share: 1/1.
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The Forsyte Saga, sequence of three novels linked by two interludes by John Galsworthy. The saga chronicles the lives of three generations of a moneyed middle-class English family at the turn of the century.
