Central News Agency Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 30 (1992) Winner
Damon Galgut
デイモン・ガルガット
Deimon Garugatto
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1963-11-12 （Pretoria, South Africa）
- Nationality
- South African
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Cape Town (since early 1990s)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, playwright
- Active Years
- 1982-
- Influenced By
- Roald Dahl
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pretoria Boys High School | — | — | — | 〜1981 | South Africa |
| University of Cape Town | Drama | Drama | — | 1980年代 | South Africa |
Pretoria Boys High School
Period:
〜1981
Year of Graduation:
1981
Country:
South Africa
Served as head boy; matriculated in 1981
University of Cape Town
Drama
/ Drama
Period:
1980年代
Country:
South Africa
Studied drama
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Booker Prize | The Good Doctor | — | The Booker Prize Foundation | Shortlisted |
| 2004 | Commonwealth Writers' Prize (Best Book: Africa) | The Good Doctor | Best Book (Africa) | Commonwealth Foundation | Won |
| 2005 | International Dublin Literary Award | The Good Doctor | — | Dublin City | Won |
| 2009 | Commonwealth Writers' Prize (Best Book: Africa) | Impostor | Best Book (Africa) | Commonwealth Foundation | Shortlisted |
| 2010 | Booker Prize | In a Strange Room | — | The Booker Prize Foundation | Shortlisted |
| 2015 | Walter Scott Prize | Arctic Summer | — | Walter Scott Prize organization | Shortlisted |
| — | Barry Ronge Fiction Prize | — | — | unknown | Won |
| 2021 | Booker Prize | The Promise | — | The Booker Prize Foundation | Won |
Booker Prize
2003
Work:
The Good Doctor
Organization:
The Booker Prize Foundation
Result:
Shortlisted
Commonwealth Writers' Prize (Best Book: Africa)
2004
Work:
The Good Doctor
Category:
Best Book (Africa)
Organization:
Commonwealth Foundation
Result:
Won
International Dublin Literary Award
2005
Work:
The Good Doctor
Organization:
Dublin City
Result:
Won
Commonwealth Writers' Prize (Best Book: Africa)
2009
Work:
Impostor
Category:
Best Book (Africa)
Organization:
Commonwealth Foundation
Result:
Shortlisted
Booker Prize
2010
Work:
In a Strange Room
Organization:
The Booker Prize Foundation
Result:
Shortlisted
Walter Scott Prize
2015
Work:
Arctic Summer
Organization:
Walter Scott Prize organization
Result:
Shortlisted
Barry Ronge Fiction Prize
Organization:
unknown
Result:
Won
Booker Prize
2021
Work:
The Promise
Organization:
The Booker Prize Foundation
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
University of Johannesburg Prize
2 appearances
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Edition 33 (2009) Winner
Barry Ronge Fiction Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 15 (2015) Winner
Sunday Times CNA Literary Awards
1 appearances
Booker Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 53 (2021) Winner
South African Literary Awards (SALA)
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (2022) Winner
Works
Major Works
A Sinless Season
1982 novelGalgut's first novel, written when he was 17.
youthcoming of age
Small Circle of Beings
1988 short stories / novellaA collection of short stories including a novella reflecting on childhood illness.
illnessfamilyloss
The Beautiful Screaming of Pigs
1991 novelWinner of the 1992 CNA Literary Award.
landscapehuman relationships
The Quarry
1995 novelPublished 1995; adapted into feature films released in 1998 and 2020.
crimemoralitytension
Adaptations
- [film] The Quarry / Scott Teems (2020)
- [film] The Quarry (1998)
The Good Doctor
2003 novelSet in a remote rural hospital; critically acclaimed and shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
medicinesocial changehuman relationships
Impostor
2008 novelPublished 2008; shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize (Africa).
identityimposture
In a Strange Room
2010 novelNoted for memorable evocations of place; shortlisted for the 2010 Booker Prize.
travellonelinessrelationships
Arctic Summer
2014 novel (historical fiction)A fictionalized account of E. M. Forster's middle years; shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize.
biographical fictionlife of an artist
The Promise
2021 novelA family saga that explores time and South African history; winner of the 2021 Booker Prize. Galgut has described the novel's theme as time.
timefamilylossSouth African history
Bibliography
- A Sinless Season (1982)
- Small Circle of Beings (1988)
- The Beautiful Screaming of Pigs (1991)
- The Quarry (1995)
- The Good Doctor (2003)
- Impostor (2008)
- In a Strange Room (2010)
- Arctic Summer (2014)
- The Promise (2021)
Adaptations
- The Quarry - adapted into feature films in 1998 and 2020
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical, introspective prosevivid evocations of placeconcise yet layered narration
- Recurring Motifs
- timedeath and lossfamily rupturemale relationships
Health
-
lymphoma幼少期（6歳時）Childhood illness influenced themes and character portrayals in his work.
Legacy
Damon Galgut is an important South African writer in English whose international profile rose after winning the 2021 Booker Prize for The Promise. His work is known for deep insight into time, loss and relationships and vivid evocations of place.
Quotes
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The theme of the book is time.
Source: The Booker Prizes (author Q&A) (2021)
Trivia
- Wrote his first novel at 17.
- Had lymphoma in childhood.
- Has long used a particular tortoiseshell Parker fountain pen.
- Has lived in Cape Town since the early 1990s.
- Writes longhand in notebooks before transferring to a computer.