<p>South African writer Damon Galgut, author of <em>The Promise</em>, speaks to Ted Hodgkinson (Head of Literature and Spoken Word at Southbank Centre) just days before it is announced that <em>The Promise</em> has won the 2021 Booker Prize.</p><br><p>You can find out more about The Promise here: <a href="https://bit.ly/306y1rp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/306y1rp</a></p><br><p>Books and authors mentioned:</p><p>Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf <a href="https://bit.ly/3BWMjHX" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3BWMjHX</a></p><p>Howards End by E. M. Forster <a href="https://bit.ly/2ZYO22U" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2ZYO22U</a></p><p>William Faulkner <a href="https://bit.ly/3bOdCK7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3bOdCK7</a></p><p>Patrick White <a href="https://bit.ly/3kfQ7OF" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3kfQ7OF</a></p><br><p>Subscribe to get notifications about future episodes!</p><br><p>Follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href="http://www.twitter.com/vintagebooks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@vintagebooks</a>&nbsp;᛫ Sign up to the Vintage newsletter to hear all about our new releases, see exclusive extracts and win prizes: sign up&nbsp;<a href="http://bit.ly/VintageNewsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>&nbsp;᛫ Music by&nbsp;<a href="https://audiojungle.net/user/puremusic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">puremusic</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>