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Damon Galgut on 567 Cape Talk

Thursday, September 9, 2010

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Damon Galgut author of In a Strange Room will be interviewed on 567 Cape Talk by John Maytham today at 15h30.

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DAMON GALGUT’S In a Strange Room Shortlisted for the 2010 Man Booker Prize

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

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  DAMON GALGUT’S In a Strange Room Shortlisted for the 2010 Man Booker Prize     Penguin Books South Africa is proud to announce that author, Damon Galgut, has been shortlisted for the 2010 Man Booker Prize for Fiction.   About the Man Booker Prize: For over four decades the prize – the leading literary award in the English speaking world – has brought recognition, [...]

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2010 MAN Booker – LONG-LIST

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

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The MAN Booker long-list has just been announced (the short-list will be announced on the 7th of September, and the winner announced on the 12th of October).            Peter Carey Parrot and Olivier in America (Faber and Faber) Emma Donoghue Room (Pan MacMillan – Picador) Helen Dunmore The Betrayal (Penguin – Fig Tree) Howard Jacobson The Finkler Question (Bloomsbury) Andrea Levy [...]

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DAMON GALGUT LAUNCH INVITATIONS – CAPE TOWN

Friday, March 26, 2010

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Penguin Books, The Book Lounge, Kalk Bay Books and Wordsworth Books take pleasure in inviting you to the launch of  Damon Galgut’s book  In a Strange Room . IN A STRANGE ROOM LAUNCH INVITATION- BOOK LOUNGE IN A STRANGE ROOM LAUNCH INVITATION- KALK BAY BOOKS IN A STRANEG ROOM LAUNCH INVITATION- WORDSWORTH BOOKS

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Another Prestigious Accolade for Damon Galgut

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

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“The Lover” one of the three parts that make up Damon’s new book In A Strange Room, which Penguin Books SA will be publishing next year, has been chosen for The O Henry Award. This is the only annual award, in the United States, given to short stories of exceptional merit. Throughout the year, magazine editors across [...]

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Damon Galgut Interview

Friday, July 3, 2009

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Damon Galgut author of The Impostor will be interviewed on Weekend Live on SABC2 between 7 and 8.30am

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Damon Galgut has won the 2008 University of Johannesburg Prize for Creative Writing

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

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                 Damon Galgut has won the 2008 University of Johannesburg Prize for Creative Writing for The Impostor   In 2006, the University of Johannesburg instituted two prizes for Creative Writing in English: The UJ Prize for the best creative work in English The UJ Prize for the best creative debut work in English. The value of the 2008 prize for best [...]

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Damon Galgut Shortlisted for M-Net Literary Prize

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

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Penguin Books is delighted to announce that The Impostor by Damon Galgut has been shortlisted for this year’s M-Net Literary Prize. The awards evening takes place in Cape Town on the 13th of June.

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The Impostor by Damon Galgut – 2009 Commonwealth Writers Prize shortlist

Thursday, February 19, 2009

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Penguin Books is delighted to announce that The Impostor by Damon Galgut has been shortlisted for the BEST BOOK in the 2009 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for the Africa Region. The regional winners for Africa (BEST BOOK and BEST FIRST BOOK) will be announced on the 11th of March and the overall Commonwealth winners for these [...]

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The Impostor makes the shortlist for the 2009 Commonwealth Writers Prize

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

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Penguin Books is delighted to announce that The Impostor has been shortlisted for the BEST BOOK in the 2009 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for the Africa Region. The regional winners for Africa (BEST BOOK and BEST FIRST BOOK) will be announced on the 11th of March and the overall Commonwealth winners for these two [...]

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