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John Galsworthy

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John Galsworthy

Born(1867-08-14)14 August 1867
Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
Died31 January 1933(1933-01-31) (aged 65)
Hampstead, London, England
OccupationWriter
Notable awardsNobel Prize in Literature
1932
SpouseAda Galsworthy
RelativesLilian Sauter (sister)
Georg Sauter (brother-in-law)
Rudolf Helmut Sauter (nephew)

Signature
President of
PEN International
In office
October 1921 – October 1933
Succeeded byH. G. Wells

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 named The Forsyte Saga, and two later trilogies, A Modern Comedy and End of the Chapter. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932.