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He produced an award-winning novel (''A Sinless Season'', 1982). In 1988 a second novel, ''A Small Circle of Friends'' appeared and in 2003 ''The Good Doctor''. In 2010 his novel ''In a Strange Room'' was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. His novel ''Arctic Summer'' based on the life of E.M. Forster was published in 2014. | He produced an award-winning novel (''A Sinless Season'', 1982). In 1988 a second novel, ''A Small Circle of Friends'' appeared and in 2003 ''The Good Doctor''. In 2010 his novel ''In a Strange Room'' was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. His novel ''Arctic Summer'' based on the life of E.M. Forster was published in 2014. | ||
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| + | Damon Galgut is the winner of the Booker Prize [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booker_Prize] 2021 for his novel ''The Promise''. | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
| − | + | He grew up in Pretoria and attended Pretoria Boys’ High School. | |
=== Training === | === Training === | ||
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Other plays are ''[[Echoes of Anger]]'' (1983), ''[[Alive and Kicking]]'' (1984) and ''[[A Party for Mother]]'' (1986). | Other plays are ''[[Echoes of Anger]]'' (1983), ''[[Alive and Kicking]]'' (1984) and ''[[A Party for Mother]]'' (1986). | ||
| + | As a student at UCT he acted in, ''[[Dis Al]]'' (1987), ''[[The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail]]'' (1988), ''[[Les Bonnes|The Maids]]'' (1988), ''[[Three Sisters]]'' (1987). He has also appeared in ''[[Macbeth|Shakespeare's Macbeth]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1989). | ||
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| + | e assisted as director in a production of ''[[Der kaukasische Kreidekreis|The Caucasian Chalk Circle]]'' (1986) and directed ''[[Sizwe Bansi is Dead]]'' (1989), ''[[Master Harold ... and the boys]] (1995)'', ''[[Psychodelic Cowboy and Sister Nun]]'' at Chaplins Theatre Restaurant, March 1994. | ||
== Awards, etc == | == Awards, etc == | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | (See De Beer, 1995, [[ESAT Bibliography Gl-Go|Gosher]], 1988 | + | (See De Beer, 1995), |
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| + | [[ESAT Bibliography Gl-Go|Gosher]], 1988. [TH, JH] | ||
| − | [[NELM]] catalogue (re Amstel Award) | + | [[NELM]] catalogue (re Amstel Award). |
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Revision as of 11:06, 4 November 2021
Damon Galgut (1963-) [1] is a South African playwright, actor and novelist.
He produced an award-winning novel (A Sinless Season, 1982). In 1988 a second novel, A Small Circle of Friends appeared and in 2003 The Good Doctor. In 2010 his novel In a Strange Room was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. His novel Arctic Summer based on the life of E.M. Forster was published in 2014.
Damon Galgut is the winner of the Booker Prize [2] 2021 for his novel The Promise.
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Biography
He grew up in Pretoria and attended Pretoria Boys’ High School.
Training
He studied drama at University of Cape Town in 198*,
Career
After completing his National Service in the South African army he was appointed resident writer for PACT in Pretoria. He left PACT to go abroad, returned to study at UCT after which he became an actor for CAPAB for a while and taught at the University.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
While still at Pretoria Boys’ High School, he wrote No. 1 Utopia Lane, for which he won a prize at the 1981 SACEE One-act Play Festivals.
Other plays are Echoes of Anger (1983), Alive and Kicking (1984) and A Party for Mother (1986).
As a student at UCT he acted in, Dis Al (1987), The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail (1988), The Maids (1988), Three Sisters (1987). He has also appeared in Shakespeare's Macbeth (CAPAB 1989).
e assisted as director in a production of The Caucasian Chalk Circle (1986) and directed Sizwe Bansi is Dead (1989), Master Harold ... and the boys (1995), Psychodelic Cowboy and Sister Nun at Chaplins Theatre Restaurant, March 1994.
Awards, etc
His play Betraying Marriott was short listed for the Amstel Playwright of the Year award in 1989.
Sources
(See De Beer, 1995),
Gosher, 1988. [TH, JH]
NELM catalogue (re Amstel Award).
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