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Charles Frederick Ralph Shaw (13 August 1913 – 10 September 1996) was a British author and journalist.
Although Shaw was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, he always considered himself a Yorkshireman. He was the older of two boys and grew up in Keighley and Rugby. He maintained various jobs after leaving school, one as a local journalist for the Rugby Advertiser and subsequently on the North China Daily News, Shanghai from 1937 to 1949.
Shaw wrote his first book Sin City as a result of his experiences as a journalist and a Japanese prisoner of war in Shanghai, China. He spent many years of his life living and working abroad as a journalist in Shanghai, China, Brunei, Pakistan, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. He also contributed to The Times. In 1976 his second book, Kuwait, was published by Macmillan. This was a highly informative book about Kuwait describing the transformation of the country over a 25-year period.
Shaw died on 10 September 1996 and is buried in Kent. He was married and had one daughter.
References
- Hays, Jeffrey (4 February 2014). "Western Books about China". Facts and Details. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- Ralph Shaw (27 October 1971). "Presidential pardon for Shaikh Mujib possible". The Times. No. 58309. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- Shaw, Ralph (1976). Kuwait. Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-333-21247-9.
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