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John Galsworthy
AuthorBooks · Second hand1867-1933
John Galsworthy was an English novelist and playwright. He is best known for his trilogy of novels collectively called The Forsyte Saga, and two later trilogies, A Modern Comedy and End of the Chapter. He was awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize in Literature.
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About John Galsworthy
Birth
1867
Death
1933
First book
1906
Years writing
120
John Galsworthy was an English novelist and playwright. He is best known for his trilogy of novels collectively called The Forsyte Saga, and two later trilogies, A Modern Comedy and End of the Chapter. He was awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize in Literature.
John Galsworthy was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932 for his distinguished contribution to letters.
Although he trained as a lawyer and was called to the bar in 1890, he chose to abandon law to dedicate himself fully to writing.
He published his early works under the pseudonym John Sinjohn before achieving fame under his own name.
His most iconic work, The Forsyte Saga, masterfully portrays the lives and tensions of the English upper-middle class.
In addition to his work as a novelist and playwright, he was awarded the Order of Merit in 1929 for his services to literature.
