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Douglas Dunn obituary • Oct. 19, 2026, 7:32 AM ET (The Guardian)
Douglas Dunn, poet who won the Whitbread Prize for Elegies, his account of the death of his first wife • Oct. 18, 2026, 8:15 AM ET (The Telegraph)

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Also Known As Douglas Eaglesham Dunn
Born October 23, 1942 (age 84) • Scotland
Awards And Honors Costa Book Awards (1985)
Notable Works “Barbarians” • “Boyfriends and Girlfriends” • “Elegies” • “Europa’s Lover” • “Secret Villages” • “St. Kilda’s Parliament” • “Terry Street” • “The Noise of a Fly”
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