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Jonathan Raban

Author of Bad Land: An American Romance

Includes the names: Jonathan Raban, Jonathan Raban, Johathan Raban, Jonathan Raban, Johnathan Raban, ed. Jonathan Raban

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Raban, Jonathan
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Date of birth
1942-06-14
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Gender
male
Nationality
UK
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Birthplace
Norfolk, England
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Places of residence
Seattle, Washington, USA
Education
University of Hull (BA Hons.)
Occupations
lecturer (in English ∙ University of Hull)
journalist
literary critic
Relationships
Johnson, Bridget (wife, 1964, dissolved 1970s)
Cuthbert, Caroline (wife, 1985, dissolved 1990)
Lenihan, Jean (wife, 1992, dissolved 1997)
Raban, Julia (daughter)
Organizations
University of Hull (Lecturer in English)
Lecturer, University of East Anglia.
Awards and honors
The Stranger Genius Award ( [2006])
1981 Heinemann Award and Thomas Cook Travel Award for Old Glor
'90 Thomas Cook award for Hunting Mister Heartbreak.
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