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 **__SENIOR II Extensive Readings proyect__**  __**Strange inheritance** __

__The play is written by John Murray__ **John Murray was** born in 1950 in [|Brampton], [|Cumberland]. He is an [|English] [|writer] and [|novelist] known for writing [|satirical] novels on a range of subjects. In 1984 he founded the prestigious fiction magazine // [|Panurge] //, which he edited with fellow author [|David Almond] until 1996. Murray's first novel, // [|Samarkand] //, was published in 1985 and in 1988 he received the [|Dylan Thomas Award] for his collection of stories, // [|Pleasure] //. In 2002 his novel // [|John Dory] // won a [|Lakeland Book of the Year Award], and his book // [|Jazz Etc] // was longlisted for the [|Man Booker Prize] in 2003. His 2004 novel, // [|Murphy's Favourite Channels] //, was a "Novel of the Week" in // [|The Daily Telegraph] //. He has also published several other critically acclaimed novels including,// [|Kin] //, // [|Reiver Blues] //, // [|Radio Activity] //, and // [|A Gentleman's Relish] //. Murray has been a regular fiction tutor at The [|Arvon Foundation] since 1989 and every summer since 1995 he has led a [|creative writing] workshop at [|Madingley Hall], [|Cambridge]. He currently lives with his wife and daughter in [|Brampton], near [|Carlisle]. Pub.Date of Strange Inheritance / April 1997

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