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Also Known As	Paul Mark Scott
Born	March 25, 1920 • England
Died	March 1, 1978 (aged 57) • London • England
Awards And Honors	Booker Prize (1977)
Notable Works	“A Division of the Spoils” • “The Day of the Scorpion” • “The Raj Quartet” • “The Towers of Silence”

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