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Damon Galgut Interview

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

                 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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The Impostor by Damon Galgut – 2009 Commonwealth Writers Prize shortlist

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

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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