I . Graham Swift
(1949– )
an English writer whose best-known novels include Waterland (1983) and Last Orders (1996) which won the Booker Prize and was made into a film (2001) starring Michael Caine and Bob Hoskins.
II . Jonathan Swift
(1667–1745)
an Irish writer, best known as the author of Gulliver’s Travels . He was the dean (= priest in charge of the other priests) of St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin , but also spent much time in London, where he knew many important writers and politicians. He is considered one of the greatest satirists (= writers who use humour to criticize people and things such as the social and political systems) in English literature. He also wrote poetry.