Damon Galgut

South African writer (1963-) · South Africa · Writers

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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.

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2022The Sunday Times Fiction PrizeAward2021“The moment the metal box speaks her name, she knows it’s happened.”In their wordsPart 1, Page 17Read the whole statement

“[Ockie] imagines himself one of his Voortrekker ancestors, rolling slowly into the interior in an ox-wagon. Yes, there are those who dream in predictable ways.”In their wordsPart 1, Page 23Read the whole statement

Booker PrizeAward2010“He knows that he is beautiful and somehow this makes him ugly.”In their wordsPart One, p. 21Read the whole statement

“In a strange room you must empty yourself for sleep. And before you are emptied for sleep, what are you. And when you are emptied for sleep, you are not.”In their wordsPart One, p. 62Read the whole statement

2004“The first time I saw him I thought, he won't last.”In their wordsChapter 1, p.1Read the whole statement

“Innovation and change: it was one of her key phrases, a mantra she liked to repeat. But it was empty.”In their wordsChapter 4, p.33Read the whole statement

1963Born12 November 1963

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The moment the metal box speaks her name, she knows it’s happened.
2021, Part 1, Page 17, Own words
They park in the driveway under the awning, with its beautiful green and purple and orange stripes.
2021, Part 1, Page 20, Own words
[Ockie] imagines himself one of his Voortrekker ancestors, rolling slowly into the interior in an ox-wagon. Yes, there are those who dream in predictable ways.
2021, Part 1, Page 23, Own words