John Galsworthy: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	John Sinjohn
Born	August 14, 1867 • England
Died	January 31, 1933 (aged 65) • Hampstead • England
Awards And Honors	Nobel Prize (1932)
Notable Works	“In Chancery” • “Justice” • “Strife” • “The Forsyte Saga” • “The Man of Property” • “The Silver Spoon” • “The White Monkey” • “To Let”

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Galsworthy, oil painting by Rudolf Sauter, 1923; in the University of Birmingham Library, England

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