John Galsworthy

English novelist and playwright (1867–1933)

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Lived 1867–1933, aged 66United Kingdom

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1867–1933
Aged 66

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Updated 2026-05-29

English novelist who mapped upper-class angst across three decades with The Forsyte Saga and its sequels. Picked up the 1932 Nobel Prize in Literature for his trouble.

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John Galsworthy 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.

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