Kulturaustausch: Damon Galgut

Damon Galgut is a novelist and playwright, born in 1963 in Pretoria, South Africa. He was awarded the 2021 Booker Prize for his novel “The Promise”, which explores the legacy of apartheid and its impact on one white family. His books have been widely translated. He lives in Cape Town.

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Talking point | South Africa
Roast meat and rugby
South Africa's passion for barbecuing unites all social classes. The award-winning writer Dalmon Galgut talks us through the social gathering which has deep cultural roots
01/09/2023
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Literature | South Africa
“Books are very expensive in South Africa”
The long shadows of apartheid: Damon Galgut, Booker Prize winner for “The Promise”, on the psychological effects of apartheid and South Africa’s enduring inequality
11/30/2022

Damon Galgut

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“Books are very expensive in South Africa”