# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/damon-galgut
# Generated: 2026-09-02T05:12:18.632Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/damon-galgut"
name: "Damon Galgut"
slug: "damon-galgut"
description: "Damon Galgut is a South African novelist and playwright. He was awarded the 2021 Booker Prize for his novel The Promise, having previously been shortlisted for the award in 2003 and 2010."
tagline: "South African writer (1963-)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1963-11-12"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump