Jonathan Street (9 February 1943 – 1 November 2012) was a British novelist. He won the

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for his

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''Prudence Dictates'' (1972). Among his other books are ''Yours'' (1970) and ''Rebarbative!'' (1969). Street was also a respected

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executive specialising in the field of

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. Street died in 2012 after a fall. He was survived by his wife

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The Somerset Maugham Award (The Society of Authors)
People educated at Tonbridge School 1942 births 2012 deaths British male novelists 20th-century British novelists 20th-century British male writers {{UK-novelist-stub