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P. H. Newby

P. H. Newby, English soldier and author (died 1997)

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Born
June 25, 1918
Died
September 6, 1997
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1918

About P. H. Newby

Percy Howard Newby CBE was an English novelist and broadcasting administrator. He was the first winner of the Booker Prize, his novel Something to Answer For having received the inaugural award in 1969. In 1969, Newby won the inaugural Booker Prize with his novel Something to Answer For. Newby "Memories of the First Booker Prize". His first novel, A Journey into the Interior, was published in 1946.

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P. H. Newby timeline

  1. His first novel, A Journey into the Interior, was published in 1946.
  2. In 1969, Newby won the inaugural Booker Prize with his novel Something to Answer For.
  3. He was the first winner of the Booker Prize, his novel Something to Answer For having received the inaugural award in 1969.

The world when P. H. Newby was born

P. H. Newby was born in 1918. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1918

  • Best-selling book"The U.P. Trail" – Zane Grey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentWorld Series played in September due to WWI
  • Top headlineWorld War I ends — Spanish Flu pandemic begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular airmail service
  • World population~1.78B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population102.0M

1918 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in P. H. Newby's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19182026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population102.0M341 million

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