John GalsworthyJohn Galsworthy was an English novelist and playwright who won the 1932 Nobel Prize in Literature. He was born on 14 August 1867, in Kingston Hill in a rich family. His father, also named John Galsworthy was an well-established solicitor and company irector in London. His mother, Blanche Galsworthy was very spiritual. He began his education under the tutors at home and later was admitted to a preliminary school at Bournemouth at the age of nine. Galsworthy read law in Harrow and New College, Oxford. Trained as lawyer, he diverted to writing as soon as his father died. Even before that he had confined four books under pseudonym John Sinjohn. His first book printed in 1897 was a collection of short stories titled 'From the Four Winds'. Jocelyn published in 1898 was his first full novel. In 1905 he married Ada Pearson, his cousin's wife. At the end of his life Galsworthy advanced brain tumour and died on 31 January 1933 in his London home. John Galsworthy is renowned for his trilogy 'The Forsyte Saga'. The Skin Game and Loyalties are two of his best known plays. In 1919 John accepted Belgian Palmes d'Or. On 3 January 1929, he was received the Order of Merit by King George V of the United Kingdom and in 1932, John Galsworthy earned the Nobel Prize in Literature. Read More Read Less