Ralph Shaw (writer)

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[1] 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.[2] In 1976 his second book, Kuwait, was published by Macmillan.[3] 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
  1. Hays, Jeffrey (4 February 2014). "Western Books about China". Facts and Details. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  2. Ralph Shaw (27 October 1971). "Presidential pardon for Shaikh Mujib possible". The Times. No. 58309. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  3. Shaw, Ralph (1976). Kuwait. Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-333-21247-9.


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