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Robert Nye
British writer (1939-2016) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 77
Robert Nye FRSL was an English poet and author. His bestselling novel Falstaff, published in 1976, was described by Michael Ratcliffe as "one of the most ambitious and seductive novels of the decade", and went on to win both The Hawthornden Prize and Guardian Fiction Prize.
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2016Died2 July 20162007Cholmondeley AwardAward1976Hawthornden PrizeAward1964Eric Gregory AwardAward1939Born15 March 1939
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The novel was also included in Anthony Burgess's 99 Novels: The Best in English Since 1939 (1984).
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1939 to 2016 · aged 77
