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Murray, John, 1950 - , writer
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1950 -
History
John Murray founded the fiction magazine Panurge in 1984, which he edited with author David Almond until 1996.In 1988 he received the Dylan Thomas Award for a collection of stories.
Reiver Blues is a novel published in 1996. John Dory is a novel published in 2001, and it won a Lakeland Book of the Year Award. Jazz Etc is a novel published in 2003, and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Murphy's Favourite Channels is a novel published in 2004, and it was a "Novel of the Week" in The Daily Telegraph. Radio Activity is a novel published in 2009. The Legend of Liz and Joe is a novel published in 2006. A Gentleman's Relish is a novel published in 2006.