Jim Crace
James Crace is an English novelist, playwright and short story writer. Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1999, Crace was born in Hertfordshire and has lectured at the University of Texas at Austin. His novels have been translated into 28 languages—including Norwegian, Japanese, Portuguese and Hebrew.
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Background
- Born in
- St Albans
- Educated at
- University of LondonUniversity of BirminghamBirmingham City UniversityEnfield Grammar School
- Awards
- 🏆 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction🏆 David Higham Prize for Fiction🏆 E. M. Forster Award🏆 Windham–Campbell Literature Prizes🏆 Guardian Fiction Prize
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1946
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